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Audley Walsh
BornAudley Valentine Walsh
June 16, 1894
New York City, New York
DiedJune 19, 1957 (age 63)
Englewood Hospital, Englewood, New Jersey

Audley Walsh (1894-1957) was a police officer and expert on gambling fraud. He had a large collection of gimmicked gambling apparatus.

Biography

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, Walsh helped start the IBM Ring 113 in Paterson. New Jersey. He contributed items to many magazines including Jinx and Phoenix. [1] [2] [3]

Books

References

  1. M-U-M, Vol. 44, No. 2, July 1954, Audley Walsh – Magician-of-the-Month by Leslie P. Guest, page 59
  2. Hugard's MAGIC Monthly, Vol. XV, No. 2, July 1957, BACKSTAGE with FRANK JOGLAR, Audley Walsh, page 14
  3. M-U-M, Vol. 47, No. 3, Aug 1957, BROKEN WAND, page 108
  • The New Phoenix, No. 324, 1955, Reflections, by Audley Walsh, page 108
  • The Linking Ring, Vol. 37, No. 6, August 1957, Broken Wand, Audley V. Walsh, by Don Rose, page 118
  • Cover, The Linking Ring, Vol. 55, No. 10, October 1975, OUR COVER, Audley V. Walsh, by Wm. H. Douglass, page 64
  • http://itricks.com/news/2013/05/the-magic-cop/