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'''Audley Walsh''' (1894-1957) was a police officer and expert on gambling fraud. He had a large collection of gimmicked gambling apparatus. | |||
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During 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, Walshhelped start the [[IBM]] Ring 113 in Paterson. New Jersey. He contributed items to many magazines including [[Jinx]] and [[Phoenix]]. | |||
In 1950, | |||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
*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) | *[[Sponge Ball Manipulation]] (1936) | ||
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Revision as of 18:02, 24 March 2012
Audley Walsh (1894-1957) was a police officer and expert on gambling fraud. He had a large collection of gimmicked gambling apparatus.
| Audley Walsh | |
| Born | 1894 |
|---|---|
| Died | June 17, 1957 |
During 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, Walshhelped 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)
- Rackets are my Rackets Lecture Notes (1952)
- Dice Dexterity (Deceptions) with Ed Mishell (1953)