Title: American roulette : how I turned the odds upside down - my wild twenty-five year ride ripping off the world's casinos /
Authors: Marcus, Richard.
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Marcus, Richard.; Gamblers United States Biography; Gambling.; Casinos.; Swindlers and swindling.
Abstract: An analysis of the culture of gambling from an insider's perspective follows the author's travels alongside some of the world's greatest casino cheaters to such locations as Las Vegas, London, and Monte Carlo.
Contents: Prologue -- Savannah -- Las Vegas -- Initiation -- The wheel -- On the road -- The back room -- The blackjact move -- Brainstorm -- Joe Classon and the pioneers -- The Classon pastposting team -- The mix-up -- On the Boardwalk -- Cat-and-mounse -- The other side of the road -- Passage of rites -- The gay and not-so-gay Nineties (a casino revolution) -- Balls -- Pat and the chocolate chip cookie -- An Irishman in France -- Taking Savannah to the ball.