Life is a Gamble - "Thieving Bastards"

My guest today is Andrew Wimhurst, author of the new book, "Thieving Bastards True Confessions of the World’s Greatest Cheats."  

podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-is-a-gamble-thieving-bastards--71265272

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

Kit Chellel - Lucky Devils

Our guest today is Kit Chellel, author of the new book, "Lucky Devils: The True Story of Three Rebel Gamblers Who Beat the Odds and Changed the Game."  The book profiles three legendary gamblers, Bill Benter, Rob Reitzen, and Bill Nelson.

podcast - https://www.spreaker.com/episode/kit-chellel-lucky-devils--71089638

Show Notes

[00:00]  Introduction of Kit Chellel, author of Lucky Devils

[00:41]  Kit’s background in journalism

[03:25]  How did Lucky Devils come about?

[05:42]  Meeting Rob Reitzen and Bill Nelson

[08:52]  Gambling coverage in media

[10:44]  The moment that computers revolutionized gambling

[13:13]  Bill Benter and Alan Woods betting on horses in Hong Kong

[17:26]  Rob Reitzen’s wearable tech and poker bots

[25:11]  Banking tables in California 

[25:32]  Bill Nelson’s roulette play and the sports betting “The Computer Group”

[29:49]  The FBI investigation into “The Computer Group”

[31:31]  Roulette advantage players subculture

[34:36]  Biased roulette wheels and design countermeasures

[35:32]  The never ending war between casinos and advantage players

[38:56]  The genesis of the title Lucky Devils

[40:07]  Will Kit write about other gamblers?

[41:43]  How can listeners contact Kit?

[42:47]  Kit’s favorite resistant in Las Vegas that is not in a casino

Get Lucky Devils - https://amzn.to/48c5PTU

Links:

Bloomberg.com/authors/AQgXoqAi4I0/kit-chellel

X.com/KitChellel

Theoriginallindomichoacan.com