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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The World's Greates Gambling Scams
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.
Published on June 10, 2007 by John J. Hayes
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Fun read . . but obviously flawed book
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...
Published on September 29, 2008 by Eric Holtman
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
The World's Greates Gambling Scams,
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,
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.,
By 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. |
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The World's Greatest Gambling Scams by Richard Marcus (Paperback - April 1, 2007)
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