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Title: Gambling Scams: How They Work, How to Detect Them, How to Protect Yourself by Darwin Oritz, Darwin Ortiz ISBN: 0818405295 Publisher: Lyle Stuart Pub. Date: April, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.33
Rating: 5
Summary: One of the best sources for information on gambling scams
Comment: Gambling Scams is really an encyclopedic description of gambling scams, from con men to cheating at dice games and card cheating in private games. The author's repute, experience and skills in card and dice manipulation are unquestioned. Darwin Ortiz is truly providing worthwile information to protect oneself from gambling scams from the "inside". Thus, the correctness of his publication is undoubted. I highly recommend this publication to anyone wishing to protect themselves from dishonest gamers or those with a particular interest in gambling scams in general. If you're thinking of buying the book to learn card manipulation then perhaps you should look elsewhere for more descriptive explanations of particular "moves", such as "The Expert at the Card Table," by S.W. Erdnase, a classic which describes numerous manipulations, in minutia.
Rating: 2
Summary: Outdated and Impractical
Comment: First of all, let me state that I do not doubt the skills of Mr. Ortiz. His card skills anyway. His writing skills, however, leave something to be desired. He claims to have completed some course work at NYU Law. With the writing skills demonstrated in this book, though, either that was a long time ago or my opinion of NYU Law have just dropped.
Beyond the style of the writing, I found the majority of the work's content to be of marginal value. Many of the scams that he illustrates in his book have been out of use in major gambling establishments for years (see the chapter on slot machines). In addition, most of the scams that he describes would occur outside of most reputable gambling establishments. While I do not doubt that such places exist somewhere in the universe, not only have I never seen one, but probably would have never trusted such a place even before having read this book.
The one chapter which I did find somewhat useful was that on crooked carnival games. Overall, I would recommned that you save your money and just learn the general theme of the book, don't gamble.
Rating: 5
Summary: The greatest book ever written on gaming
Comment: This book will expose the world of scams and cheating you never thought possible. It covers card markers, sleight of hand, casino cheating, amateur cheating, and anything else you need to know. Plus it gives you a couple of realistic proposition hustles you can use on your friends, and enemies to easily pay for the book
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Title: The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man by David W. Maurer, Luc Sante ISBN: 0385495382 Publisher: Anchor Books Pub. Date: 20 July, 1999 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: How to Become a Professional Con Artist by Dennis M. Marlock, Dennis Marlock ISBN: 1581602693 Publisher: Paladin Press Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: The Art of the Steal: How to Protect Yourself and Your Business from Fraud, America's #1 Crime by Frank W. Abagnale ISBN: 0767906845 Publisher: Broadway Books Pub. Date: 12 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Rip-Off: A Writer's Guide to Crimes of Deception (Howdunit) by Fay Faron ISBN: 0898798272 Publisher: Writers Digest Books Pub. Date: August, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Expert at the Card Table: The Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation by S. W. Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge at the Card Table Erdnase ISBN: 0486285979 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1995 List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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