Life is a Gamble - "Thieving Bastards"

About this episode

Andrew Wimhurst discusses his book on cheating in gambling and the evolution of cheating techniques.

My guest today is Andrew Wimhurst, author of the new book, "Thieving Bastards True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats." Show Notes [00:00] Introduction of Andrew Wimhurst, author of Thieving Bastards: True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats [00:57] Thirty years of book planning, interviews, and similar books [07:32] Transcribing and editing interviews [11:42] Changes in the cheating landscape [13:33] Cheating in poker, the NBA poker scandal, and the x-ray table [17:44] Andrew’s ideas sequels or future books about cheating [19:38] The card mechanic “Bobby Machines” [23:48] Cheats who get out of the lifestyle [28:46] Road hustlers from the 1940s to 1970s [33:55] Running Razzle at a casino in Cuba [38:47] Financial reporting laws and the digital trail for modern cheats [40:17] Cheaters problems with discipline and greed [41:42] Andrew’s background in magic, card mechanics, and dice moves [45:53] Andrew’s contact info Andrew's Links; thecolddeckcompany.com instagram.com/thecolddeckcompany Books Referenced ; Thieving Bastards: by Andrew Wimhurst - https://amzn.to/4dS2s8x Gambling Wizards by Richard Munchkin - https://amzn.to/4tLX7nB Road Hustler by Robert C. Prus - out…

People in this episode

Hosts: Bob Dancer, Richard Munchkin

Guest: Andrew Wimhurst

Topics covered

• cheating
• gambling
• poker
• book writing
• interviews
• card mechanics

Keywords

• cheating
• gambling
• poker scandal
• card mechanics
• interviews
• book

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Thieving Bastards: True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats, Gambling Wizards, Road Hustler, Gambling Scams, Havana Nocturne

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