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Tables of Contents for Games You Can't Lose
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Introductions to the 2001 Edition
viii
Introduction: ``Hello, Sucker!''
xi
BOOK ONE: GAMES YOU CAN'T LOSE
Cunning Stunts
3
16
Equally Cunning Stunts
The Acrobatic Glasses
9
2
Do As I Do
11
1
Topsy-Turvy Matchboxes
11
2
Balancing an Egg on End
13
1
Billiards
14
1
Removing Your Vest Without Removing Your Coat
15
4
Playing the Odds
19
16
Your Best Bets at Playing the Odds
Unhappy Birthdays
25
2
Twenty Bits
27
1
The Matching Card Game
27
2
Roll Six or Eight Before Seven
29
3
Coins on the Tray
32
3
Proposition Bets
35
8
A Few Choice Proposition Bets
Throwing a Walnut
40
1
Heaving a Pumpkin
40
1
The Fly and the Sugar
40
1
Stepping Off the Curb
41
1
Counting the Pumpkins
41
2
Trivial Dispute
43
10
More Trivial Disputes
Hail to the Chief
50
1
Something Rotten in Denmark
50
1
``Day-O! Day-ay-ay-O!''
50
1
Jackie O?
51
1
Never the Twain Shall Meet
51
2
Games You Can't Lose
53
24
More Games You Can't Lose
Nim
59
2
Tic-Tac-Toe
61
3
Liar's Poker
64
3
Golf
67
2
Chess
69
4
BOOK TWO: GAMES YOU CAN'T WIN
Introduction
73
4
Casionos
77
28
How They Make Money
Slot Machines
86
2
Keno
88
2
Roulette
90
2
Money Wheel
92
1
Casino Poker
93
2
Craps
95
5
Blackjack
100
5
The Carnival
105
14
Carny Hot Spots
Penny Falls
112
1
Basketball Toss
113
1
Spotting the Spot
114
1
String Pull
115
1
Numbers Games
116
3
Sports & The Track
119
12
Sport of Kings
Forms & Favorites
123
1
Systems
124
2
Touts
126
1
The Fix Is Out
127
3
Rules for Not Losing Your Pants
130
1
The Street
131
14
The Man Who Beat Monte Carlo
Three-Card Monte
138
1
Shell Game
139
1
Matching Coin Scam
140
2
The Lottery
142
3
``So Long, Suckers!''
145
14
Some Words of Wisdom
Finding Your Mark
154
1
Playing the Part
155
4
Bibliography
159