In honor of my forthcoming book, "King Con: the Story of Soapy Smith," I am collecting references to "Shell Game"
this is what happens when you google "shell game" in "News."

Google Search: shell game: "'Promises Made - Promise Kept,' Just A Political Shell Game
American Daily, OH - Feb 28, 2005
... return home expecting a grateful nation to honor all those pledges and promises�only to find they were just pawns in a never ending political shell game. ...

Teachers' union criticizes legislative 'shell game'
Lawrence Journal World, KS - Feb 28, 2005
'The current shell game being played is irresponsible to our families and dishonest to schools,' said Christy Levings, president of the 24,000-member Kansas ...

Knicks play shell game
Taipei Times, Taiwan - Feb 25, 2005
... The Knicks were supposed to be Thomas' makeup game when he was named president in December 2003, but he has never looked more confused about his own abilities ...

Scrushy trial witness: 'It was almost like a shell game'
Birmingham Business Journal, AL - Feb 24, 2005
... It was almost like a shell game,' Kenneth Livesay, the company's former assistant controller and chief information officer, testified Thursday at Scrushy's ...

Guest editorial: The DC budget shell game
Naples Daily News, FL - Feb 25, 2005
... balance sheet. We're still spending it. Its a time-honored trick of Washington accounting. But this shell game should fool no one. "