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*John Scarne Explains Why You Can't Win (a treatise on Three Card Monte) with [[John Scarne]] (1933). | *John Scarne Explains Why You Can't Win (a treatise on Three Card Monte) with [[John Scarne]] (1933). | ||
*Sponge Ball Manipulation (1936) | |||
*Dice Dexterity (Deceptions) (1953) | |||
[[Category:Biographies|Walsh]] | [[Category:Biographies|Walsh]] | ||
Revision as of 09:44, 25 July 2010
Audley Walsh (1894 - June 17, 1957) was a police officer and expert on gambling fraud. He had a large collection of gimmicked gambling apparatus.
Daring World War II he served the military branch of the government at many military bases to expose and show how the men could be fleeced. He later lectured on the subject as "Rackets Are My Racket".
In 1950, Audley helped start the IBM Ring 113 in Paterson. New Jersey. He contributed items to many magazines including Jinx and Phoenix.
Books
- John Scarne Explains Why You Can't Win (a treatise on Three Card Monte) with John Scarne (1933).
- Sponge Ball Manipulation (1936)
- Dice Dexterity (Deceptions) (1953)