1962 Hardcover with Dustjacket
SCARNE ON DICE by John Scarne
Ostensibly written as a book on identifying & protecting oneself from dice cheats this book is the best & most authoritative book ever written on dice games. Incredibly well detailed & illustrated this book will teach you everything you would ever want to kn ow about dice & more. Scarne was an American stage magician particularly adept at playing card
manipulation. He became known as an expert on cards and other games,
and authored a number of popular books on cards, gambling, and related
topics. He was hired as a consultant or adviser by various companies, as
well as by the US Army, which sent him to bases around the world in
order to educate soldiers about the dangers of card and dice cheats.
This is probably the most important work John Scarne wrote. It is
complete and authoritative. In this revised edition John provides the
reader with a complete look at the world of dice, including for the
first time an insider's view of how dice games are played at the
Atlantic City casinos.
Scarne covers the history of modern dice and their earliest
uses in games, and then analyzes the mathematics behind gambling to
give players a solid foundation in odds and percentages. The most
popular forms of dice games are then studied in detail. Bank Craps Las
Vegas style gets full treatment with coverage of everything from
setting limits, the bank craps table and the different bets to tips on
how to play the game sensibly, how to spot a crooked casino and how Las
Vegas casinos operate. Open or Money Craps (the private game of craps)
is discussed, and the author shows how to spot hustlers and chumps
wherever games are played.
Scarne also takes a look at illegal craps and why it is such
big business, exposing the gimmicks used and types of people who work
this kind of game. Several chapters concentrate on cheats, the ways
dice may be fixed and how to recognize a crook at work.
For the system player, there is a full evaluation of all the known systems, especially Scarne's own Bank Crap system.
The book also covers popular dice games other than craps,
including Backgammon, Chuck-A-Luck, The Cross on the Cage, Crown and
Anchor, Klondike, Raffles, Poker Dice, Baseball and many more, with
correct odds for all games using 2, 3, 4 or 5 dice. Here too are
Scarne's own games: Scarney Dice, Skarney, Skarney Gin and Scarney
Baccarat. There's a glossary of dice terms, a guide to calculating the
average number of rolls needed to effect a winning or losing decision
and tables of odds and percentages for easy reference.
Partial List of Contents:
THE OLD ARMY GAME. OFFICIAL RULES FOR CRAPS. WHAT THE AUTHORITIES DON'T KNOW. LUCK. THE EDGE. WHY YOU LOSE. ARE THE CENTER & FLAT BETS REALLY EVEN UP BETS? DON'T LET THE HUSTLER HUSTLE YOU. THE HARD WAY BETS. SENSIBLE GAMBLING. VIGORISH PERCENTAGE TABLES. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BET AGAINST THE HOUSE. THE SUCKERS BET. THE MECHANICS OF GAMBLING HOUSE OPERATION. THE RIGHT BETTOR'S LOSS PER HOUR. PERCENTAGE DICE. CROOKED DICE: INSIDE WORK. TRANSPARENT LOADS. PASSERS & MISSOUTS. THE GAFF. TAPPERS. DEAD NUMBER & FIRST FLOP DICE. WATER, PIVOT & SCRATCH TESTS. FLOATS. SECRET MARKS. METHODS OF DETECTION. CROOKED DICE: OUTSIDE WORK. SHAPES. SIX-ACE FLATS. BEVELS. LIQUID, CUT EDGES, RAISED SPOT, SLICK, SAW TOOTH, HEAVY PAINT WORK, PIN GAFF. CROOKS AT WORK: MOVES. SO YOU HAVE A SYSTEM. PROGRESSIVE, DOUBLE UP, WATCHING OR PATIENCE, FOUNDLING, HOT & COLD, OFF NUMBER, TWO WAY, HUSTLER'S FAVORITE, CRAP BETTING SYSTEM. RULES FOR OTHER DICE GAMES. APPENDIXES & GLOSSARY.
The book is in very good condition with a tight binding, solid spine, very good cover with strong hinges & joints and a clean unmarked interior. 440 pages, well illustrated. Dustjacket is priceclipped and has very light wear. Red boards with black titling & illustrated spine. This is a heavy, tight, & sound copy of a gambling classic.
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