cards, pool
or dice, "Junior" Moore was one of the best. In his memoirs, this
pro from Alabama narrates some of the cons and scams he perpetrated,
the men who tried to outhustle him and why gambling is "the most
understood profession in the world."
THE
UNSINKABLE TITANIC THOMPSON by Carlton Stowers (234 pages,
paperbound, $14.95). At this time, this is the best book ever
written about the legendary golfer, gambler, hustler, con man
who died in 1974 at age 82. His life spanned a time from Arnold
Rothstein in the 1920s to Benny Binion and the Horseshoe Club
in Las Vegas in the 1970s. He'd bet a man he could throw a watermelon
five stories onto a roof. The bet was $5,000. Thompson did the
feat-with a watermelon the size of a golf ball!
GAMBLING
SCAMS by Darwin Ortiz (262 pages, paperbound, $12.95).
For the totally innocent finding himself in a private card game;
crap game; against a "broad tosser" in a three-card monte game;
or facing a buddy with an unbelievable proposition bet in a bar
or at a party, this book has much protection to offer. How do
the conmen work-sleight of hand; marked cards; switched or loaded
dice, it's all here.
As the expression
goes, "a little information goes a long way."When you think about
the billions of dollars stolen, connived, won and lost from people
who have no idea they've been taken much less HOW they were victimized,
you'll truly understand why knowledge is protection.
Note: Any
book mentioned in this review is available the GBC online catalog.
