This may well be the greatest exposé of gambling methods, swindles, confidence games and carnival midway hustles ever published. No matter if you're a magician, gambler, carnival midway patron (or operator), law enforcement professional, or simply want to protect yourself, you're going to enjoy this book.
Especially valuable to those with an interest in carnival and gaming paraphernalia are the methods used to gaff the devices as sold back in the day by H. C. Evans, K. C. Card Co., and others. This information makes for fascinating reading.
In addition to bunco scams and carnival games, the book also covers marked cards, roulette, crooked dice, and much more.
Makes a great gift for that hard-to-please gambling enthusiast, magician, or law enforcement professional on your gift list.
Sold for information only. Not to be used for any illegal purpose.
"Flim-flam methods of con men, short changers, carnivals, crooked gamblers, and swindlers. Valuable data for all." – Mike Kanter
"A fine collection of exposures. Highly interesting reading." – Tom Bowyer
Don't Be a Sucker
The Gold Brick Game
The Violin Fraud
Selling a Business
Sales Swindle
Panhandling Deluxe
Methods of "Short Changers" Exposed
Inside Information on Jam Auctions
Endless Chains
The Jewelry Swindle
Souvenir Schemes
Swindling Storekeepers
Finding a Diamond
All About Carnival Games
Carny Lingo
Spotting the Spot
The Famous Silver Arrow
The Country Store Wheel
The Devil's Bowling Alley
The Automatic Bowling Alley
The Three Marble Roll Down
Phony Advertisements
The Game of Hoop Tossing
Aunt Sarah's Clothes Line
The Famous Knife Rack
The Game of Cats on the Rack
The Tilting Roly-Poly Board
Mitt Camps
"Honest John" or "The Drop Case"
The Deceptive Baseball Rack
The Shell Game
The Hurdle Ladder
Carnival Roulette
The Cone and Baseball Swindle
The Cigarette Shooting Gallery
The Famous Three Pin Game
Ring a Watch, Take It Home
The Coin and the Tenpin
The Game Called "Big Tom"
The Hand Striker
The Whirling Spindle
"Pop 'Em in the Bucket"
The Well-Known String Game
The Miniature Race Course
Game of Red, White and Blue
Throwing Darts
The Wheel of Chance
The Game of Color Combination
The Six Ball Roll Down
The Standard Spindle Game
The Game of English Pool
The Tricky Tumbler
The Game of Fish Pond
The Swinging Ball and the Ten-Pin
Selling Soap
The Lucky Pocketbook
Facts About Roulette
The Pocket Roulette Wheel
Miniature Roulette
Covered Roulette
Facts and Figures on Punch Boards
The Alluring Slot Machines
Cigar Counter Dice Game
Matching Coins
Crooked Dice
Marked Cards
Cards Marked in Manufacture
How Gamblers Win at Poker
Card Sharps Exposed
Put and Take
About the Author
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Revised edition includes a new chapter, more illustrations, and additional new content.
