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A man convicted of writing bad checks to casinos has written a book that he
predicts will become a national bestseller. Entitled A Casino Is Born Every
Minute, the 250-page book details James Duncan’s successful and unsuccessful
attempts to beat casinos. Duncan is serving a five-year sentence for grand
larceny in the Las Vegas city jail. He wrote 18 bogus checks, ranging in value
from $3,000 to $10,000, at 17 different casinos. “My only mistake was cashing
that last check at the same casino I had cashed the first check at,” said
Duncan. “They were waiting for me.”
Duncan only has a few months left before he is released from the jail.
During his incarceration, he used the library facilities and computers to write
his book. He completed the book two months ago and is now shopping it around to
various publishers.
Books about gambling and casinos are very popular. People like to read
about gangsters, beautiful women, flashy cars, posh hotels, and the exciting
possibilities of winning it all and losing it all. Duncan says he was the first
card-counter in Las Vegas. He claims that he made almost $1 million at
blackjack. Then, other card sharks started copying his technique.
“They abused the system,” said Duncan. “They got greedy. If they’d been
like me, and just won some here and there, different places, and different
nights, the casinos wouldn’t have gotten suspicious so fast.” When the casinos
realized what was going on, they started using two or more decks at the
blackjack tables to thwart the counters. They escorted out anyone they suspected
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发表于 2016-7-10 09:21:31