in North Bergen, New Jersey. Publications Scarne on Dice (1945) Scarne on Cards (1949) (Mentioned in Ian Fleming's Moonraker (1955), where Bond reads this book.) Scarne on Card Tricks (1950) Scarne's Magic Tricks (1953) Scarne on Teeko (1955) The Amazing World of John Scarne (1956) Scarne’s Complete Guide To Gambling (1961) The Odds Against Me (1966) Scarne's Encyclopedia of Games (1973) The Mafia Conspiracy (1976) Scarne's Guide to Casino Gambling (1978) References Deaths Elsewhere (July 9, 1985). The Washington Post, p. D8. External links "Expose of Sleight of Hand" Scarne video "Rules for Scarne's invented games Teeko, Skarney, Skarney Gin Scarne's games on BoardGameGeek 1903 births 1985 deaths American magicians American gambling writers Game manufacturers American writers of Italian descent People from Fairview, New Jersey People from Guttenberg, New Jersey People from North Bergen, New Jersey People from Steubenville, Ohio American gamblers American gin players Board game designers Tabletop game writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers 20th-century American male writers American male non-fiction writers 20th-century American inventors Card game book writers