The World's Greatest Gambling Scams [Paperback]

Richard Marcus (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007

The World's Greatest Gambling Scams details the best scams ever pulled off in the adrenaline fuelled gambling world.

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About the Author

Richard Marcus has appeared on television in the US as an expert on gambling scams. He appeared in the UK on the Challenge TV series on gambling scams and has also had a successful career as a casino cheat which he detailed in American Roullette and Great Casino Heist.

As well as describing the scams from their inception to implementation, Marcus introduces us to the vastly diverse characters who carried them out and analyses what made them tick.

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: D&B Publishing; First edition (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0955169712
• ISBN-13: 978-0955169717
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.3 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,097,518 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The World's Greates Gambling Scams, June 10, 2007

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John J. Hayes - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World's Greatest Gambling Scams (Paperback)

I'd give this book 5 stars, except for some typos in the book. Marcus spins the stories of gambling scams down through the years,making them interesting. I'm sure there are some embellisments to some of the dialog in the stories, but the scams themselves actually happened.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fun read . . but obviously flawed book, September 29, 2008

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Eric Holtman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The World's Greatest Gambling Scams (Paperback)

It's obvious that most of the dialog in this book was re-created. That doesn't bother me. What bothered me most was the chapter on the Keno scam. It's quite clear that the cheating was done by knowing how the RNG (Random Number Generator) worked, but the author insists on having the drawing done with actual Keno balls.

If he made *that* up (or just didn't understand it), how much else in this book was fake?

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent read., July 29, 2009

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PubDragon "PubDragon" (Arizona) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The World's Greatest Gambling Scams (Paperback)

As I have written in my reviews of other books, I love to read about gambling and its long, sordid history. But I have frequently met with sub-par accounts. Not so, here. The stories have a first-person, eye-witness feel to them that makes for excellent reading. Even if some of the details are things the author couldn't possibly know first-hand, it doesn't matter, as long as the story is accurate.

Overall, I would recommend this book. It is well-written and researched and is a very absorbing read.