American Roulette
Subtitle: How I Turned the Odds Upside Down---My Wild Twenty-Five-Year Ride Ripping Off the World's Casinos
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Published: September 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780312291396
Subjects: Gambling; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Gambling - General; Personal Memoirs; Biography & Autobiography / General; General; Biography; Casinos; Gamblers; Marcus, Richard; United States
First sentence: WHEN IT FIRST HIT ME THAT I HAD PROBABLY DISCOVERED THE BEST cheating move in the history of casino gambling, one that appeared absolutely flawless, with minimal risk-even when getting caught red-handed-I experienced a feeling of euphoria that would have been complete had it not been for the silver of doubt that naturally crept into my brain.
Description: 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.