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'''John Scarne Newsletter''' was first advertised in [[Genii 1976 June|June, 1976 issue of Genii]].
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'''John Scarne's Newsletter''' was devoted to ''"The Wide World of Gambling casinos, race and sports betting, lotteries, bingo and raffles, carnival
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games, private dice and card games."''
  
Subscriptions were sent to Marden Kane Inc. in New York City.
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It included are special features on the Psychic World, confidence games, stock and bank frauds, plus lessons in card and magic tricks by [[John Scarne]].
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It  first advertised  in [[Genii 1976 June|June, 1976 issue of Genii]].
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The first three issues of volume one were dated (Jan,Feb,March 1976), while subsequent issues were only labeled with the issue numbers.
  
 
It was announced in [[Genii 1978  January]] that the newsletter had been discontinued after Vol. 2, No. 1 due to Scarne's excessive travel schedule.
 
It was announced in [[Genii 1978  January]] that the newsletter had been discontinued after Vol. 2, No. 1 due to Scarne's excessive travel schedule.

Latest revision as of 19:15, 1 June 2011

John Scarne's Newsletter
ScarneNewsletter.jpg
First issue
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherMarden Kane Inc.
First issueJanuary, 1976
Final issue1978

John Scarne's Newsletter was devoted to "The Wide World of Gambling casinos, race and sports betting, lotteries, bingo and raffles, carnival games, private dice and card games."

It included are special features on the Psychic World, confidence games, stock and bank frauds, plus lessons in card and magic tricks by John Scarne.

It first advertised in June, 1976 issue of Genii.

The first three issues of volume one were dated (Jan,Feb,March 1976), while subsequent issues were only labeled with the issue numbers.

It was announced in Genii 1978 January that the newsletter had been discontinued after Vol. 2, No. 1 due to Scarne's excessive travel schedule.