Gambling
Gambling is one of the most popular past times in America, with over 47 million people playing games of chance. Las Vegas is the gambling Mekka which offers the opportunity to strike it rich or loose everything. And with the invention of online gambling the opportunities are many to try your luck. In order to increase your chances to leave the tables as a winner, we are providing you with ebooks on strategy and game play as well as the best teaching and training software. Do not bet your money in a game you don't understand. Be a smart gambler, invest the time to study the games you would like to play and then go out and have fun while playing the best and most informed you can.
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The Reference Guide to Early Works on Card CheatingT. Hayes This ebook presents an analytical review of works on card cheating that are written in English and published before 1900. Given this scope, The Reference Guide to Early Works on Card Cheating takes 151 publications, and documents the card cheating techniques that they describe. Only card techniques discussed in the context of cheating at card games are considered. The 146 defined techniques are used to evaluate the publications based on their breadth and their contribution to the literature. The breadth is indicated by the absolute number of techniques each work describes, and the contribution... | 2021 / 4 / 12 | $20.00 to wish list |
Annals of GamingA Connoisseur The intentionally unassuming grey cover, designed to match the dull-sounding title, suggests a dry emotionless record of events is likely held within. However, this humble exterior belies the valuable secrets hidden within its pages. Annals of Gaming was an article series published over four years, between 1772 and 1775; its sole intention was to expose the sharpers, hustlers, and cheats, by detailing their methods of defrauding the unwary. Now, for the first time, every article in the original series has been retyped in full and published in a single volume of over 200 pages. This work covers over... | 2021 / 3 / 25 | $39.50 to wish list hardcover |
Poker StoriesJohn F. B. Lillard This is a collection of poker stores covering the time frame from 1845 - 1895. As the title page clearly states Lillard merely collected and edited them, he did not author them.
| 2021 / 3 / 20 | $15.00 to wish list |
The Handbook of PokerWilliam James Florence Also titled The Gentlemen's Hand-book of Poker, it is an excellent introduction to the game of poker. It not only covers the rules and some advice on how to play, but it also has a short chapter on cheating, a decent chapter on probabilities, and ends with a number of fun poker stories.
The chapter on probabilities corrects some of what Steinmetz wrote in The Gaming Table Volume 2. The book ends with an anecdote about the compiler himself.
| 2021 / 3 / 6 | $10.00 to wish list |
Queer LuckDavid A. Curtis Poker Stories from the New York Sun
| 2021 / 3 / 4 | $8.00 to wish list |
Gambling and Confidence Games ExposedH. W. Royal A famous reformed gambler reveals a multitude of gambling house and street corner scams, swindles, and cons used to fleece the unwary public in this fascinating text.
Written by H. W. "Kid" Royal, this was originally put up as a pitch book for sale at his various lecture appearances, after he decided to "go straight." In fact, he had a funny way of selling them. He advertised the lecture as free, but he wouldn't let anyone leave until he had collected the price of the book. While original copies of this book do occasionally turn up, they sell for big bucks ($275 from one recent magic auction).... | 2021 / 2 / 14 | $10.00 to wish list |
Black Jack Hole Card SwitchBrick Tilley This is an improvement in the handling of the Curry Turnover that makes this move easier to accomplish and more deceptive. A simple get-ready makes the exchange faster and infinitely more rewarding. It was perfected during hundreds of hours behind a Black Jack table without ever once being detected.
It can be used for magical purposes as well. Add this subtle weapon to your card arsenal.
1st edition 2021, PDF 4 pages, video 30 s. | 2021 / 1 / 9 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
10 Best Proposition Bets of America's Bigtime GamblersJohn Scarne A proposition bet is one which appears to give the taker an even chance and at times the best of it, but does just the opposite. Like con men, proposition gamblers pretend to be pleasant, friendly, easy-going, good fellows who would never think of double-crossing anyone. They also usually pretend that their prepared proposition bets are something they just happened to think up on the spot. They take great pleasure in beating seasoned gamblers; money is not the main objective. It's the prestige and self-satisfaction they derive from having outsmarted a top gambler, be he friend or foe.
While... | 2020 / 7 / 17 | $10.00 to wish list |
Wyman's Hand-Book of MagicJohn Wyman This work covers a lot of ground, from various parlor tricks, chemical tricks, card tricks, to a section on two person codes, and a section on artifices of cardsharks.
| 2020 / 6 / 28 | $8.00 to wish list |
The Change RaisersWilton Moore Tucker Reveals the inside story on how the con artist forces you, or a store, or even a bank teller to hand him too much change. This bit of larceny gains the criminal five, ten, or more dollars each time -- and that from a $2 purchase. Also shows how to keep from being shortchanged. Almost defies detection, and practically works itself. This is no pie-in-the-sky con. Newspaper and TV stories report that victims of every age and ethnicity are taken in by this technique. Audiences are hungry for this information, to avoid being "taken." Makes an excellent lecture to provide to banks, stores, senior... | 2020 / 6 / 20 | $15.00 to wish list |
The Original Blue Book 1949H. C. Evans From the back cover:
This, our latest SECRET BLUE BOOK with many features added, is the most complete catalog of the kind ever produced. The SECRET BLUE BOOK is but one of THREE CATALOGS of our complete line which covers the entire Indoor and Outdoor Amusement Field, supplying adult games of every description. | 2020 / 6 / 6 | $10.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Tricks and TrapsClifton R. Wooldridge This ebook exposes the scams and swindles used by carnival midway cheats, street gangs, road hustlers, and crooked mail-order businesses to cheat the public. Written by a Chicago police detective.
Many of these scams are still in use today. But please don't read this ebook to cheat -- instead, use it for your own protection, so you don't become the next victim. Colorfully written, this handy guidebook ebook reveals the true-life scams, cons, swindles, ruses, devices and methods of the cheats and how they were taken down and brought to justice. Also includes descriptions of rigged carnival... | 2020 / 5 / 17 | $8.00 to wish list |
The Book of Thirty-OneToto From the preface and introduction:
This book could be titled "The Game of Thirty-One Revisited" because of the various articles that have made an attempt to describe the game. Why then did I set out to write this? First, because I consider the game of thirty-one such a delightful diversion from the "norm" that I want to bring it to the attention of the magic fraternity, and second, because I have many ideas I would like to add. | 2020 / 1 / 27 | $10.00 to wish list |
The Australian Gambling Game of 31Ken de Courcy The Ace to Six of each suit are placed on the table, and the two players turn cards face down alternately and a running total of the pips is maintained. The winner is the one who takes the total to no more than 31. Even after the spectator is told the secret to winning, the magician still wins. Ends with an extra kicker.
PDF 10 pages | 2020 / 1 / 27 | $10.00 to wish list |
Punch Work for Texas Hold'emT. Hayes This short ebook focuses on one of the most popular tactile card marking systems, in the context of Texas Hold'em Poker. Punch Work for Texas Hold'em begins by commenting on the history of the technique and detailing the numerous methods in which the marks can be created. Following this, how the marks can be utilised is explored from the perspective of each stage in standard Hold'em game procedure. The ebook then considers the ways in which these tactile marks can be varied to convey more information. Finally, given the ambiguity inherent in the way this marking system is commonly implemented,... | 2020 / 1 / 26 | $10.00 to wish list |
The Unkindest CutBrick Tilley A false cut that uses the action of burning a card as misdirection. Particularly useful for cheating at BlackJack. Chuck Smith was recorded doing this cut. (A letter from Chuck Smith to Brick Tilley is reproduced in the PDF.) He used it to beat players during the years of WWII. The sequence of actions is the following. You first openly cut the cards and complete the cut. Then you take the top card, turn it face up and place it as the bottom card. During the action of burning the top card you undo the cut. The demo video will prove how honest and fair this looks. You will receive a PDF... | 2019 / 11 / 26 | $30.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
Gamblers Don't GambleMichael MacDougall & J. C. Furnas A card detective revelations of gambler's secrets. MacDougall, who refers to himself as magician and card detective, tells of years of tracking down crooks, phony devices, and manipulations in every sort of gambling field. He shares anecdotes of various experiences, and explains several cardshark methods and moves including:
1st edition 1939, 167 pages; PDF 91 pages. | 2019 / 8 / 26 | $10.00 to wish list |
Pre-Flop Single Card PeekT. Hayes This short ebook considers the game of Texas Hold'em, in which a cheat has knowledge of a single card that will appear on the flop. Whilst a couple of methods for achieving this are briefly described, the main contribution of this work is in highlighting the advantage that can be gained with knowledge of only a single card that will appear on the flop. Using analysis of how the cheats pre-flop range may be adjusted, the results show that even knowing only the suit of a flop card will give a significant advantage.
1st edition 2019, 8 pages. | 2019 / 7 / 29 | $0.00 to wish list |
Gypsy SwitchBrick Tilley A shortened, up-to-date version of the 11 Dollar Bill Short Change routine. As a finish, the bills are sealed in an envelope. Upon opening, the envelope is found to contain pieces of newspaper. Here is a demo of the count only:
1st edition 2019, PDF 4 pages + 2 videos | 2019 / 4 / 6 | $10.00 to wish list PDF & MP4 |
The Gyp ArtistWilliam W. Larsen Here's an entertaining, 25- to 60-minute lecture that you, the magician or mentalist, can present on the topic of scams and cons. And it's a money-maker.
Become an Expert on Cons and Swindles...
Fabled Bunco Games of History... | 2018 / 12 / 15 | $12.00 to wish list |
The Destruction of Mephisto's Greatest WebJames Henry Keate All grafts laid bare being a complete exposure of all gambling, graft and confidence games with stories illustrating the methods employed by the different operators. This is a wonderful book on all things cheating at gambling (sleight-of-hand and machinery), various confidence games and other scams and crooked methods with several revealing illustrations.
| 2018 / 11 / 7 | $8.00 to wish list |
The Gaming Table Volume 2Andrew Steinmetz This second volume of The Gaming Table is from a magician's point of view much more interesting. It includes a history of dice and playing cards including a fairly detailed description of how playing cards were made. It has a chapter on fortune telling with cards. And it also features a surprisingly good chapter on card tricks with explanations for four sleights (false shuffle, false cut, glide, card change) and 18 very nice card tricks. Among them we find a version of the prearranged deck and two person codes.
For people interested in Erdnase it is interesting to note that at the beginning of the... | 2018 / 9 / 25 | $8.00 to wish list |
The Gaming Table Volume 1Andrew Steinmetz The full title of this work is The Gaming Table: Its votaries and victims in all times and countries, especially in England and in France. It is essentially a history of gambling detailing people and places. It does include some exposure of cheating, but most of that is told in volume 2.
| 2018 / 9 / 25 | $8.00 to wish list |
Poker Rules in RhymeGeorge W. Allen This is an unusual book that teaches basic poker strategies, tactics, and odds in verse form, accompanied by color illustrations. This book is mentioned in Jack Pots.
1st edition 1895; PDF 29 pages. | 2018 / 9 / 9 | $6.00 to wish list |
Saturday ReviewAuthor Unknown This is the review of Robert-Houdin's The Sharper Detected and Exposed that appeared in Saturday Review on May 9th, 1863.
1st edition 1863; PDF 5 pages. | 2018 / 8 / 23 | $2.00 to wish list |
The Sharper Detected and ExposedJean Eugene Robert-Houdin The first part consists of stories about cardsharks and other crooks from Robert-Houdin's recollections. This is very readable and an entertaining part of the work. The second part explains some of the technical details of the methods used by cardsharks. However, the methods are for the most part only described in very rudimentary form. As Robert-Houdin writes himself, this is not meant as a way to teach you how to do it, but merely to give the reader insight in how the different ruses are accomplished. Nevertheless, it provides interesting insight into the ways and means of cardsharks.
| 2018 / 8 / 23 | $7.00 to wish list |
Blue Book 1961KC Card Co KC Card Company specialized in legit and crooked gambling supplies.
1st edition 1961, 77 pages. | 2018 / 5 / 31 | $10.00 to wish list PDF_facsimile |
Danger in the CardsMichael MacDougall A fascinating casebook of true stories from the self-styled "Card Detective" that reveals the inner workings of backroom poker cheats, dice scams, bunco artists, horse race swindles, rigged games of the carnival and midway and much, much more.
Written in a breezy style, "Mickey" MacDougall takes the reader along for an entertaining and informative ride as he consults with casino bosses and card room owners to stamp out cheaters and grifters. Swindlers take many forms and purvey their trade anywhere people gather: aboard trains and cruise ships, at the racetrack, in back alleys, military... | 2018 / 4 / 28 | $10.00 to wish list |
How You Are Cheated at DiceWillard King If you play dice games, or if you have friends who play, you can't afford to be without this information.
Written for the craps player, King delivers the facts in such a way that the dice player will understand and be able to instantly recognize the principal forms of cheating now in use. The author has eliminated what is usually the bulk of other gambling books - including historical background, rules of the game, statistics, anecdotes, memoirs, and moral admonitions. Instead, he cuts to the chase with the exact methods used by dice cheats, so that you may understand and protect yourself... | 2017 / 12 / 22 | $8.00 to wish list |
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