| John Scarne
(March 4, 1903-July 27, 1985) |
 John
Scarne who was billed as "The World's Foremost Gambling
Authority" was not a gambler but has published some of the
best and most comprehensive information on gambling and
cheating during his reign. Scarne was actually an
outstanding and highly skilled magician who specialized in
card magic and sleight-of-hand.
Scarne was also a game
inventor in addition to consulting with many casinos about
security and even inventing a special blackjack shoe, which
made it more difficult to cheat.
Scarne was the technical
advisor and doubled for Paul Newman in the classic movie
"The Sting" (1973) where most of the sleight-of-hand
demonstrated by Newman actually featured Scarne's hands. He
also appeared in the short film "Dark Magic" (1939) as well
as several commercials and exposure shorts. |
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Books |
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Scarne's New Complete Guide To
Gambling
This book is full
of valuable information about gambling and proposition bets.
Also includes extensive information about cheating at the
various games.
To buy from Amazon click:
HERE. |
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Scarne's Guide To Modern Poker
This book features
rules and winning strategies to 117 variations of Poker.
Also includes discussions on cheating.
To buy from Amazon click:
HERE. |
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Scarne On Dice
This book is full
of valuable information about many dice games and how to
beat them. Also includes discussions on cheating.
To buy from Amazon click:
HERE. |
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Scarne's On Card Games
Discussions on how
to play and win at Poker, Pinochle, Blackjack, Gin and other
popular card games. Includes cheating methods.
To buy from Amazon click:
HERE.
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Scarne's Encyclopedia Of Card
Games
A book full of card
games and all the rules on how to play them. Also includes
strategies on how to win at the many games.
To buy from Amazon click:
HERE. |
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DVDs |
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The Sting DVD
John Scarne's hands
are seen performing sleight-of-hand when Paul Newman is
supposed to be cheating and shuffling.
To buy from Amazon click:
HERE. |
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