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Eugene Villiod

Eugene Villiod

French detective specializing in crooked gambling. Sometimes he is referred to as the 'French Erdnase' only operating on the other side of the law because he has extensively written on the modus operandi of crooked gambling and scams, including sleight of hand with cards.

Wrote La Machine à Voler (1905), Les Bandes Noires (1908), Comment on nous vole au jeu; M. Laratisse en Province (1909), Mémoires de Villiod (1921; in two volumes: "Aventures et Histoires de Police" and "Nouvelles Aventures et Histoires de Police"), Comment on nous vole: comment on nous tue (1905, 1912, 1922).

Coauthors: Russell T. Barnhart

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Eugene Villiod & Russell T. Barnhart
Crooks, Con Men and Cheats by Eugene Villiod & Russell T. Barnhart

Knowledge of how confidence men and cheats operate is undeniably the best personal defense against them, and Eugene Villiod, the Parisian private detective, exposes about all we need to know for self-protection - and does so entertainingly. All the important cheats including short-changing, pickpocketing, three card monte, and others are covered.

Perhaps the most surprising aspect of this book, which was published in its original French edition in 1922, is that the same swindles are not only still with us today but that they are also perpetrated in the same ways.

Translated from the French...

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The Stealing Machine by Eugene Villiod & Russell T. Barnhart

Translation of La Machine à Voler, a French classic revealing the legal circumvention of gambling laws to establish crooked gambling clubs and casinos. It also exposes cheating methods for baccarat.

This work is primarily interesting to the magician due to its exposure of cheating methods at baccarat including sleight-of-hand techniques. These are explained in detail including photos.

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Read this book, read it carefully. The man who wrote it, though lacking in talent, is sure of what he says, and says nothing he can’t prove. Once having read the book, go to the casino and look...

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Eugene Villiod
La Machine à Voler by Eugene Villiod

Étude sur les escroqueries commises dans les cercles & les Casinos.

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Lisez ce livre, lisez-le attentivement ; l’homme qui l’a écrit, à défaut de talent, est sûr de ce qu’il avance, et n’avance rien qu’il ne prouve. L’ouvrage une fois considéré, allez au Casino et regardez, puisque aussi bien la saison estivale est proche. Regardez de tous vos yeux, interrogez, cherchez, vous aurez vite fait d’acquérir la conviction que l’on vous vole et que, par-dessus le marché, on se moque de vous, car, il n’y a pas d’erreur à cet égard, pour le tenancier,...

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