A Grand Exposé

How do professional gamblers really separate fools from their money?

The answer involves a lot more than knowing how to play the game.

First published in 1860 under the mysterious name "An Adept," A Grand Exposé offers a remarkable look into the crooked games, gambling scams, and deceptive techniques practiced by professional gamblers of the era. From marked cards, coolers, and false deals to Three Card Monte, roulette scams, bogus checks, and elaborate con games, it exposes an astonishing range of methods used to take advantage of unsuspecting players.

What's particularly fascinating is just how relevant so many of these techniques remain. As long as people are looking to make a quick buck at someone else's expense, there will be someone ready to take advantage of them.

This beautifully produced reprint, prepared by Michael Albright, makes the contents available to a modern audience while preserving the original work's tone and form.

Covering everything from Faro and Poker to gambling schemes on riverboats and racecourses, A Grand Exposé is a fascinating piece of gambling history and a revealing study of deception.