Games You Can't Lose

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Summary: Not what I was looking for
Review: I was looking for a book to actually teach me a few cons, swindles and such-like. Perhaps with cards, perhaps with coins, perhaps just with wit and clever sentence-construction. This is not what the book is about. Its entertainingly written and probably aimed at a teen reader. The first half of the book teaches you a few scams, all of which are a bit on the pants side and most aren't practical in this era. You can proably find better ones doing a 10 minute search on the 'net. The second half of the book is quite interesting. It teaches you the odds in certain casino games (there is a relatively detailed explanation of how and when to do what when playing Blackjack), roulette is also "explained", and "craps" - the dice game. You're also warned about some carnival scams (again, this material is somewhat dated). I was hoping to learn the Three Card Monte and possibly the Three Shell Game - no such luck. All that was said about these games was that you can't win, and even if you do understand how they work, and win - you'll probably get the [heck] beaten out of you. (Actually, in the little story in the book, a staple-gun is used). Give it a miss and search the net instead.

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Summary: a good way to get money
Review: this book has a lot of very cunning tricks you can do to other people and you are guaranteed not to lose at any of them ,which leads to collecting a lot of bets.

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Summary: a good way to get money
Review: This book is great. The guy who gave it 2 stars is misguided. The bits in this book are priceless. There are several bar bets, stunts, gambling advice and cons. The best part is that it is such a fun read. Definitely read this book some day before you die!!

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Summary: One of my favorite books!!!
Review: This book is great. The guy who gave it 2 stars is misguided. The bits in this book are priceless. There are several bar bets, stunts, gambling advice and cons. The best part is that it is such a fun read. Definitely read this book some day before you die!!