Page 50 of Ebook Catalog 2008 by Lybrary.com

lybrary.com catalog the odds against me john scarne 01/2008 if he d had a touch of larceny in him he could have been the number one card sharp of all time instead the author of these fabulous memoirs born to a mother who considered gambling the devil s tool puts his extraordinary gifts to far different purpose he has used his incredible gambling sense his miraculously dexterous fingers his brilliant mathematical mind his fascination with carnival and gambling life to become america s number one authority on gambling and odds he was the greatest practitioner and analyst of card and dice sleight of hand his artistry impressed fdr as well as underworld overlords he has been consultant to the top casinos in cuba puerto rico las vegas he was chosen by the u.s army in world war ii to show gi s how not to be fleeced in crooked games he was a front-page witness in 1961 before the senate s investigation of gambling and crime in this ebook you will also find an interesting eyewitness account of castro s takeover of cuba john scarne was there at the time as consultant for the casino at the hilton hotel in havana there is nothing about the international gambling world its personalities stories methods that he doesn t know and his own colorful and knowing personality makes his autobiography one of the most fascinating documents 1st edition 1966 551 pages format/media options pdf by download 19.00 usd page 50/582

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