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 of print
Gambling Scams by Darwin Ortiz - https://amzn.to/4cchtkk
Havana Nocturne by T.J. English - https://amzn.to/4cfsy2w