Displaying 1 of 1 2003 Format: Book Author: Marcus, Richard. Title: American roulette : how I turned the odds upside down - my wild twenty-five year ride ripping off the world's casinos / Richard Marcus. Edition: 1st ed. Publisher, Date: New York : Thomas Dunne Books, ©2003. Description: 370 pages ; 25 cm Summary: 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. Subjects: Marcus, Richard. Gamblers -- United States -- Biography. Gambling. Casinos. Swindlers and swindling. Genre: Autobiographies. Notes: Includes bibliographical references. 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. Web Site: Sample text Contributor biographical information Publisher description LCCN: 2003049195 ISBN: 0312291396 9780312291396 0312336012 9780312336011 Other Number: 52347524 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 129431 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 795 Marcus Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
