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EPISODE · Apr 16, 2026 · 48 MIN

Andrew Wimhurst - "Thieving Bastards

from Life is a Gamble · host Gambling With an Edge

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

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

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