Research: Poker

[David Thomas]

Hello,
I am currently beginning the process of writing and creating a five page research paper on poker for school (mostly addressing cheating in poker) and I need some periodicals to accompany this research and meet the projects requirements.....so I wonder, can anyone refer me to any and all genii (or magic) magazine issues featuring poker cheaters or anything to do with cheating at poker in these magazines? I know about Steve Forte's issue but I will need several others......many thanks in advance.

David

[Jonathan Townsend]

Perhaps Ask Alexander would get you started.

[Bill Mullins]

Here are a couple of magazine/periodical archives so you can do your own research:

Time Magazine

Sports Illustrated

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Harvard Crimson

NY Times

All of the above are free. (As are public libraries, which are big buildings with lots of books and magazines, and people who are happy to direct you to the Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature, an index of periodicals which should help you find articles about poker and cheaters).

[Nikodemus Siivola]

The Georgio Letters by Tony Giorgio, IIRC initially part of the Intermission in Genii Magicana. Started around volume 54 (early 90s.)

A column or a series of articles by Simon Lovell in the Magigram around the same time, I think. An index in progress exists, but doesn't reach the right time period yet:

http://magigram.co.uk/default.aspx

[Jason England]

David,

Send me an email - I think I can help you locate some poker cheating materials, both periodicals and otherwise.

Jason

jason.england@gmail.com

[Magic Newswire]

David,

Send me an email - I think I can help you locate some poker cheating materials, both periodicals and otherwise.

Jason

Jason,
If you can't.. no one can. ;-)