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Gambling With an EdgeGambling With an Edge Author: Bob Dancer & Richard Munchkin
Learn to Gamble With an Edge from authors, and professional gamblers Bob Dancer and Richard Munchkin. We aim to make you a better gambler tomorrow than you were yesterday. Language: en Genres: Games, Leisure, Sports Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Life is a Gamble - "Thieving Bastards"
Thursday, 16 April, 2026
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 infoAndrew's Links;thecolddeckcompany.cominstagram.com/thecolddeckcompanyBooks Referenced;Thieving Bastards: by Andrew Wimhurst - https://amzn.to/4dS2s8xGambling Wizards by Richard Munchkin - https://amzn.to/4tLX7nBRoad Hustler by Robert C. Prus - out of printGambling Scams by Darwin Ortiz - https://amzn.to/4cchtkkHavana Nocturne by T.J. English - https://amzn.to/4cfsy2w
