(USA: 1906 – 17th March 1996)
Learned in 1917 as apprentice to Horace Goldin as Indian boy in rope trick and in 1918 by reading Erdnase. Semi-pro cardman, including working a Svengali pitch cross-country and at 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Sometimes did a nightclub act. Then a gambling investigator and lecturer, competing bitterly with John Scarne in 1940s. Later left magic to be a stamp and coin dealer.
Wrote Gamblers Don't Gamble (1939, 166pp, with J.C. Furnas), Card Mastery (1944, 81pp), MacDougall on Dice and Cards (1944, 90pp), Card Mastery (1944, 81+205pp), Don't Be A Sucker! (1945, 80pp), and MacDougall on Pinochle (1951, 90pp). Memoir is Danger in the Cards (1943, 319pp).
Coauthors: J. C. Furnas
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Mickey's Five of a KindMichael MacDougall![]() You get Mickey's Favorite four Ace Routine: The four Aces are placed face up on the table, then three indifferent cards are placed on the top of each ace. After one pile is shown to actually contain an ace and three indifferent cards, the four cards are shown again, back and front, and the ace has... | 2020 / 2 / 17 | $12.00 to wish list | ||
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 | ||
Danger in the CardsMichael MacDougall![]() 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 | ||
Card MasteryMichael MacDougall![]() 1st edition 1944, reprinted by D. Robbins 1975, 205 pages; PDF 164 pages. | 2015 / 8 / 15 | $4.00 to wish list |
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