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 Cowboys
Full Of Cheaters?
David Ben, an accomplished sleight-of-hand artist,
reviewed James McManus' new book "Cowboys Full: The
Story of Poker," from the standpoint of cheating.
Ben summarizes, "Although I am interested in the
history of poker, I’ve never been too interested in
Texas Hold'em. I’ve always thought that the game's
most celebrated players were cheats. The game --
their game -- is a scam. While McManus may have set
out to glorify the history of poker, and lionize the
current crop of players, for me his book did the
exact opposite." To read the March 29 blog titled
"The Oldest Trick in the Book" click:
HERE. (4/2010)
>>>To buy the book from Amazon click:
HERE. |
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 Tossing
Broads
Tony Giorgio releases his work on the Three Card
Monte in a Tossing Broads Booklet. As he explains
it: "There's actually no game called 'Three Card
Monte;' it’s a total swindle, a con game designed to
separate larcenous marks from their money. In the
19th Century Victorian British underworld slang,
playing-cards were called broads. Playing a game of
cards was known as 'Spreading Broads.' Cheating at
cards was called 'broading' and a card sharp was
called a 'broadsman.' Tossing Broads is a gaffed
game that cannot be beat; hence, the broad tosser
plays a gaffed joint, or flat joint. A Three-Card
Monte game with the prevailing myth is that the
broad tossers used a queen as the winning card, and
would say 'Find the Lady.' For more information or
to purchase from Gambling Incorporated click:
HERE. (4/2010) |
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 Stox
Multi-Accounting Scandal
The founder of Stox Poker who wrote "Winning in
Tough Holdem Games" admits to playing on
multi-accounts and resigns from the company which is
now owned by Card Runners. An article in the Online
Poker Examiner reported that he, "…admitted on the
TwoPlusTwo Poker Forum, as well as the Stox Poker
Forum, to having two accounts on both Full Tilt
Poker and PokerStars as well as creating a third
account on both sites sometime in January.
Multi-accounting is not only against both sites'
Terms & Conditions, but also gives the player an
unfair edge over his opponents that he is familiar
with since it will suddenly give him anonymity." To
read the March 23 article by Steven Ruddock titled
"Nick Grudzien resigns from Stox Poker for
multi-accounting" click:
HERE. (3/2010) |
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 Tran
Mastermind Pleads Guilty
The leader of the "Tran Organization," was sentenced
to 70 months in prison for his part in the
multi-casino scam. A Desert Sun article reported
that, "The court also ordered Truong to forfeit $2.7
million and pay $5.7 million in restitution." And
the "Department of Justice officials said 37
defendants have pleaded guilty to charges relating
to the casino-cheating conspiracy." To read the
March 20 article by Mike Perrault titled "Admitted
card-cheater sentenced" click:
HERE. (3/2010) |
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 Spring
Break Monte
Three Card Monte scams are rampant during Spring
Break. A Daytona Beach News Journal article quoted
the police chief, "They (con-artists) come out of
the woodwork for Spring Break and BCR… They come
from Georgia, New York, Philadelphia, everywhere."
The article also reported on an arrest, A man from
"…Atlanta was charged with operating a game of
chance, a misdemeanor, Friday night and issued a
notice to appear after officers caught him with a
three-card Monte board and paraphernalia to run
other games." The article also goes into the history
of the Three-Card-Monte. To read the March 17
article by Julie Murphy titled "Cops break up 3-card
Monte on beachside" click:
HERE. (3/2010) |
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 Late
Arrest in Foxwoods Craps Scam
Another arrest in last year's Foxwood craps cheating
ring. A Norwich Bulletin article reported that he
"…joins more than a dozen people, including casino
craps dealers and supervisors, who were accused of
working with Richard 'Mr. Casino' Taylor to cheat at
craps tables at Foxwoods Resort Casino. …State
police claim [he] was one of 'Mr. C's' guys -- a
player who used code words to tip off participating
dealers, who would in turn accept late bets at the
craps table.' To read the March 16 article by Greg
Smith titled 'N.Y. man accused of being a part of
craps scheme at Foxwoods' click:
HERE. (3/2010) |
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 Hi-Tech
Payout Scam
The electronic table games are targeted in a London
casino by two computer contractors who rigged them
to payout no matter what the outcome. An Associated
Press article reported that, "The scam centred on
remote betting terminals at casinos that enable
customers to place bets without being at the
roulette table. Those who make winning bets are
given a printed ticket with details of their credit
that can then be cashed." To read the March 12
article titled "Computer experts stole £33,000 in
casino scam" click:
HERE. (3/2010) |
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 Iowa
Cheater Banned
A Texas Hold’em cheater is sentenced to serve two
years of supervised probation. A Clinton Herald
article reported that he, "…was arrested Feb. 5 last
year at the casino after he cheated at a game of
Texas Hold 'Em. According to prosecutors, Kendrick
palmed two betting chips and put them on top of his
bet after betting had closed, attempting to increase
his payout by $40." He was also "…banned for life
from entering Iowa casinos." To read the March 5
article by Jeniece Smith titled "Rock Falls man
sentenced for cheating at poker" click:
HERE. (3/2010) |
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 Expert
At The Card Table Cards
These cards were printed by the U.S. Playing Card
Company to commemorate the classic 1902 book on card
cheating, The Expert At The Card Table by S.W.
Erdnase. The box and back colors are the same green
as the original hard-cover book. Each deck includes
two custom jokers, a custom Ace of Spades, and two
ad cards printed to look like pages from the book.
The box looks like a miniaturized version of the
book. For more information or to purchase from
Gambling Incorporated click:
HERE. (2/2010) |
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 Blackjack
Cheating In NO
Two women caught cheating at Boomtown Casino in New
Orleans. A Times Picayune article reported that the
surveillance video, "…showed Tran making excessive
payouts to Nguyen and ignoring her losses.
Authorities have not determined exactly how many
times the two women used the scheme, or how much
money was stolen in total." To read the February 4
article by Allen Powell II titled "Boomtown Casino
dealer arrested in alleged cheating scam with
patron" click:
HERE. (2/2010) |
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 Mother,
Daughter Team
A mother and daughter team which were convicted of a
combined 79 counts of slot cheating had 37 of the
counts reversed by the Nevada Supreme Court. They
used a light source to manipulate the payouts. A Las
Vegas Sun article reported that "Security officers
testified that one of the women would insert the
device into the machines to draw the payout. The
other woman would place a pack of cigarettes over
the payout meter to hide the combinations on the
slot machine. A purse was placed top of the payout
chute to conceal the maneuvering." To read the
February 3 article by Cy Ryan titled "State Supreme
Court throws out mother, daughter slot cheating
convictions" click:
HERE. (2/2010) |
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 Ultimate
Capper
An Ultimate Texas Hold 'Em "Capper" found guilty at
the Wild Rose Casino in Iowa. A Quad-City Times
article reported that, "…he had added chips to a bet
he had already placed on the table after the cards
had been dealt. The dealer told police Kendrick had
been warned in the past about capping his bets. …A
Clinton County jury found Kendrick guilty Monday in
a one-day trial." To read the February 3 article
titled "Rock Falls man convicted of cheating at
casino" click:
HERE. (2/2010) |
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 Bamboozlers
2
The second volume of the pocket size booklet by
Diamond Jim Tyler subtitled "The Book of Bankable
Bar Betchas, Brain Bogglers, Belly Busters &
Bewitchery" has been released. It is a collection of
bar bets, brain teasers, jokes, puzzles and magic
tricks. Some of which are short cons which are of
interest. Includes a foreword by Tom Mullica. For
more information or to purchase from Gambling
Incorporated click:
HERE.(1/2010) |
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 False
Shuffling At The Mohegan
Mohegan Sun dealer pleads guilty to helping the Tran
Organization cheat the casino. An Ethiopian Review
article reported that he admitted performing, "false
shuffles at the direction of other co-conspirators.
Through this false shuffle scheme, a co-conspirator
tracked the order of cards as they were legitimately
played and then [he], who was bribed or had been
promised a bribe, performed a false shuffle. After
the false shuffle created a 'slug' of un-shuffled
cards, a co-conspirator tracked the order of cards
until the slug reappeared in the cards as they were
being dealt. A co-conspirator then signaled to other
co-conspirators as to how to bet on the subsequent
hands in order to cheat the casino out of its
funds." To read the January 20 article titled
"Former Mohegan Sun Card Dealer Admits Role in
Cheating Conspiracy" click:
HERE. (1/2010) |
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 Cheating
Houdini Greeting Card
A funny and elegant greeting card was released in
December that features Charlie Miller (1909-1989)
and Dai Vernon (1894-1992), who were the most
influential close-up magicians of the 20th century,
cheating Houdini (1874-1926) in a game of cards.
Designed by Akemi Yoshida the card is an ideal item
to tend to a gambler, magician or even a con man.
Highly recommended. For more information or to
purchase click:
HERE.(1/2010) |
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