Magic Video - Gambling Protection Series by Steve Forte (Digital Download)
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Unveiling the Masterclass in Gaming Protection
Delve into the legendary 'Gambling Protection Series' by Steve Forte, a digital download offering unparalleled insights into safeguarding private card and dice games. Originally released in 1986, this seminal work immediately set the gold standard for gaming security. Now, meticulously digitally remastered, this essential collection includes comprehensive chapter indexes, intuitive menus, and an entirely new bonus disc, making Forte's profound knowledge more accessible than ever before.
Comprehensive Techniques and Expert Demonstrations
Across four detailed volumes, Steve Forte expertly demonstrates over 200 intricate techniques employed in illicit gambling. Each move is illuminated through multiple camera angles, crystal-clear slow-motion replays, and vivid live situational performances. On-screen text provides invaluable protection tips and insightful narration, ensuring every nuance is understood. From the subtleties of false shuffles, stacking, and beating the cut to the complexities of gaffed cards, peeks, palming, holdouts, and false dealing, this series covers every angle imaginable. Volume 4 extends to crooked dice, switches, controlled shots, and even specialized moves for cups and backgammon, offering a truly exhaustive examination of game manipulation and defense.
Exclusive Bonus Content with a Gaming Icon
The updated series features a captivating bonus disc, packed with nearly two hours of never-before-seen footage. Witness Steve Forte's mastery as he demonstrates intricate cheating techniques within a real casino environment, providing a rare glimpse into the practical application of these methods. Explore a personal tour of his private museum, a treasure trove of gambling artifacts, and learn 52 select, incredible moves from his personal repertoire. This bonus content alone offers immense value, solidifying Forte's status as a true authority and making this 'Gambling Protection Series' an indispensable resource for anyone serious about understanding and preventing gambling fraud.
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Gambling Protection Series by Steve Forte ( Instant Download )
Steve Forte is a living legend. Respected worldwide for his unparalleled knowledge of the gaming industry, he released the original Gambling Protection Series in 1986 and immediately established a new standard of excellence in the gaming protection genre. For the DVD release, the original series has been digitally remastered and complete chapter indexes and menus have been created. In addition to the four original volumes the new series also includes a 'bonus disc' containing almost two hours of never-before-seen footage of Steve Forte demonstrating cheating techniques in a casino environment, a tour of his private museum, and fifty-two select moves from his amazing repertoire.
Steve Forte demonstrates over 200 techniques in this series accompanied by multiple camera angles, slow motion replays, live situational performances, and on screen text with protection tips and narration. This is the most comprehensive guide ever produced on protecting private card and dice games.
Vol 1
False Shuffles
Break Shuffle 1 & 2, Chop Shuffle, Slip Shuffle, To Stock Control 1 & 2, Full Deck Control 1 & 2, Protection tips.
Stacking
Pickup Stack, Haymow Stack, Formula Stack, Chop Stack, Misc Stack, In-The-Hands, Riffle Stack, Tabled Riffle Stack, Four-in-one Stack, Interlace Stack, Protection Tips
Beating the Cut
Classic Shift, Tabled Hop, In-The-Hands Hop, Table-Edge Hop, Hitting a Brief, Scrape Cut, Small Packet False Cut, The Stall, Single Card Crimp, Riffle Crimp, In-the-hands Bridge Riffle Crimp, Protection Tips
Vol 2
Gaffed Cards
Gambling Catalog Pages, Blockout Work - Bee, Blockout Work - Bicycle, Cutout Work, Flash Work, Luminous Readers, Trims, Belly Strippers, Waving, Bending, Nail Nick, Sand Work, Buckle Work, Doubling, Protection Tips
Peeks
Bubble Peek, Back Peek, Soutpaw Peak, Stock Peek, Top Peek, Bottom Peek, Squeeze Peek, Flashing - Gap Pack, Left-handed Flash, V-Peek
Misc Techniques
Goosenecking, Shiners, Crossfiring, Top Hand, Anchor Play, Bridge Signals, Classic Signals, Electronics, Protection Tips
False Dealing
Strike Second Deal, Push-off Second Deal, One-handed Seconds, Bottom Deal, Stud Bottom, One-handed Bottom, Loosening Action, Center Deal, Protection Tips
Vol 3
Palming
Gambler's Palm, Top Palm, Cut Cop, Shuffle Cop, Bottom Card Cop, Shuffle Cop 2
Holdouts & Mucking
Holdout Locations, Keplinger, Blackjack Muck 1 & 2, Single Card Muck, Three for Three exchange, Protection Tips
False Dealing
Strike Second Deal, Push-off Second Deal, One-handed Seconds, Bottom Deal, Stud Bottom, One-hand Bottom, Loosening Action, Center Deal, Protection Tips
The Cold Deck
Cut Cooler, Lap Cooler, Brush Cooler, Protection Tips
Misc Techniques
Dealing Known Hole Cards, Cheaters's Code, The Bursh, Capping the Deck, Discard Switch, Five for Five Switch, Check Cop, Poker Cooler, Protection Tips
Gin Rummy
Counterfeit Meid, Playing Heavy 1-3, Clean-up 1 & 2, Location work, Protection Tips
Blackjack
Hole Card Switch, Turnover, Gaffed Shoes, Leaf Hops, Hi-Low Shuffle, Blackjack Bottom, Check Moves, Protection Tips
Bridge
Dealing the Bevel, Signals, Inplay Cooler, Protection Tips
Vol 4
Crooked Dice
Flats, Bevels, Edge Work, Tops, Weight, Magnetic Dice, Protection Tips
Switches
Thumb Switch, Palm Switch, Money Switch, Coat Switch, Single Die Switch, Protection Tips
Controlled Shots
Whip Shot, Helicopter Shot, Pad Roll, Spin Shot, Protection Tips
Cups & Backgammon Moves
Slick Cup, Butterfly Cup, Single Die Holdout 1-4, Two Dice Holdout, Dump Shot, Liar's Dice Backgammon, Protection Tips
Bonus
- Gambling's Invisible Thieves
- Hidden Secrets of Magic Clip
- Museum Tour
