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Cheating is illegal. Although there are many
professional card cheaters they would be stupid to
advertise that fact and admit to a crime. There are
some that are considered "converted" and have come
clean to write about their exploits. The majority of
information on the subject is written and produced
by researchers, journalists, consultants, gamblers
and magicians who have studied the art of cheating.
The people who are represented here should not be
confused with "card cheaters" and we do not
recommend that anyone pursue this as a career.
Acquiring knowledge about the subject is however
invaluable to anyone who plays cards. |
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 Colorado
Cheating Under Control
Colorado gambling regulators say that cheating in
their casinos is almost non-existent. The Denver
Post reported that, "The cheaters have refined and
jettisoned their tricks over the years. And casinos,
in turn, have honed their methods for detecting
them." The article also describes a variety of
recent cheating scams. To read the June 28 article
by Miles Moffeit titled "As stakes go up, casinos
brace for cheats" click:
HERE.(6/2009) |
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 60
Minutes To Online Cheating
If you missed the 60 Minutes/Washington Post
investigation, about the scandals of Internet poker
cheating, the video, transcript and report are now
online. Read about the Absolute Poker and Ultimate
Bet poker scandals and how the perpetrators got away
with it. To read the June 28 transcript titled "How
Online Gamblers Unmasked Cheaters" click:
HERE.(6/2009) |
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 The
Life Of A Crossroader
Just released is a three disc DVD set featuring Doc
Jon discussing his life as a dealer, mechanic,
crossroader, and card and dice cheat for crime mobs
in Las Vegas and Hawaii, as well as for the Yakuza
in Japan. I addition to his many adventures he also
teaches some advanced handlings and nuances on some
classic gambling techniques with cards and some chip
stealing moves. You will also learn his work on
marking and resealing a deck for Blackjack. It is a
rare glimpse into the life of a real cheater and the
obsticals in the profession. For more information or
to purchase click:
HERE.(6/2009) |
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 Card
Cheaters Caught On Camera
London's West End’s Empire Casino is cheated by card
mechanics. An Independent article reported that
"Security staff had watched the pair swap their
cards over a two-day period and had built up such a
wealth of evidence using high-definition CCTV
cameras that the two men had to plead guilty. Last
month, they became the first to be convicted under
the new Gambling Act, which makes cheating in
casinos a criminal offence." The article also
mentions that "The most technologically complex plot
he encountered was a four-man poker team, one of
whom had a camera hidden up his sleeve. The group
would look for a croupier who tended to deal the
cards at an angle the camera could pick up. The
pictures were relayed to a man in a van outside, who
told the other members of the team through hidden
earpieces what each player's hand was." To read the
June 20 article by Jerome Taylor titled "Circling
the card sharks: The dark world of casino fraud"
click:
HERE.(6/2009) |
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 Connecticut
Craps
Verdict: Guilty
The Memphis man known as "Mr. Casino" and "Mr. C"
was convicted of first-degree larceny, conspiracy to
commit first-degree larceny, cheating and other
charges. He could be facing more than 40 years in
Jail and will be sentenced on July 10. The Day
article reported that "Casino and Mashantucket
tribal officials who watched the trial shook hands
with the prosecutor before making phone calls to
gaming control officials in Las Vegas and Atlantic
City who had been watching the trial with interest.
Taylor has been barred from casinos throughout the
country but has never been successfully prosecuted,
they said."(5/2009)
>>>To read the May 27 The Day article by
Karen Florin titled "Guilty verdict in casino
cheating conspiracy trial" click:
HERE.(5/2009)
>>>To read the May 27 Norwich Bulletin
article by Greg Smith titled "'Mr. Casino' found
guilty of Foxwoods, Mohegan Sun craps scam" click:
HERE.(5/2009) |
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 Foxwoods
Trial Defense
The Foxwoods Resort Casino Craps scam goes to trial
with some very interesting revelations. The
mastermind of the "cheating conspiracy’s" lawyer
contends that the accused was not cheating but had a
winning system and the casino had him arrested
because he was a winning player, "If you bet
everything that Mr. Taylor bets, you would have left
with your pockets full… Mr. Taylor doesn't have to
cheat. He has a winning system." Explaining his
system to the jury he explained "Nobody knows the
exact number that will come up… But if you know the
parameters of the numbers that will come up, you can
win." The jury also had to be taught how to play
Craps.(5/2009)
>>>To read the May 18 Norwich Bulletin
article by Greg Bulletin titled “Dealer details
cheating scam” click:
HERE.(5/2009)
>>>To read the May 20 The Day article by
Karen Florin titled “Accused Cheater's Trial
Includes Lesson In Craps” click:
HERE.(5/2009)
>>>To read the May 21 The Day article by
Karen Florin titled “Jury to begin deliberations in
cheating conspiracy case” click:
HERE.(5/2009) |
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 Casino
Cheating Mastermind On Trial
Jury selection begins for the Foxwoods cheating case
where teams of players and dealers conspired to rip
off the casino. A Norwich Bulletin reported that
"Police say a group of more than a dozen people,
including employees at Foxwoods Resort Casino and
Mohegan Sun, worked with Taylor to cheat the casinos
out of thousands of dollars." The article also
reported that "Dealers admitted to taking part in
the scam, some claiming it has been going on for
years…" To read the May 2 article by Greg Smith
titled "Casino cheating trial starts Monday” click:
HERE.(5/2009) |
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 Three
Year Slot Cheat Operation
A casino slot technician is charged with the largest
theft ever at the Grand Casino in Helsinki. A
Helsingin Sanomat article reported that "The thief
is suspected of pocketing money from slot machines
in the period from 2005 to 2008." It further
reported that "the person is suspected of making use
of 'technical expertise and certain knowledge
pertaining to the operation of slot machines' to
commit crimes." No specifics were given by
prosecutors. To read the April 23 article titled
"Largest theft on record revealed at Grand Casino
Helsinki" click:
HERE.(4/2009) |
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 Gambling
Protection Series
Steve Forte is by far the best sleight-of-hand
artist you are likely to ever see and he is regarded
as a leading authority on both fair and crooked
gambling. His highly regarded video series from the
1980s has just been released on DVD. In addition to
the four video tapes the DVD box set includes a
television special about casino cheating, a tour of
his massive gambling collection, a demonstration of
52 new techniques and much more. You must get this
set if you have any interest in the art of card or
dice cheating or want to be able to spot it when it
is being used against you. For more information or
to purchase click:
HERE.(4/2009) |
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 WSOP
Cheating Definitions
The World Series Of Poker released its rules for the
2009 series and it defined what it considers to be
cheating. A Poker News Daily article reported that
"These include, but are not limited to, collusion,
stealing chips, taking chips from one WSOP
tournament and then using them in another, marking
cards, switching out cards, 'or the use of any kind
of cheating device.' Examples of collusion include
chip dumping, soft play, players overtly or covertly
telling each other what cards they have, and
'sending or receiving signals from or to another
player.'" To read the March 13 article by Tom
Jenkins titled "Harrah’s Releases 2009 WSOP Player
Conduct Rules" click:
HERE.(3/2009) |
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 Online
Anti-Cheating Software
A software company announced that it is releasing a
program that could detect online poker cheating. A
Poker News Daily article reported that "The
software, called PitBoss, has the ability to prevent
cheating from online bots, online advisors, software
cheats, software hacking, insider information and
even collusion." To read the March 12 article by
Earl Burton titled "CogniSafe Develops Anti-Online
Cheating Software" click:
HERE.(3/2009)
>>>To read the official press release click:
HERE.(3/2009) |
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 2007
Borgata Case Update
The ongoing case of the four men who were arrested
at The Borgata in Atlantic City in 2007 is one step
closer to being tried. Two of the men pleaded guilty
and exonerated a third while the Judge insisted on
trying the remaining two men. A Press Of Atlantic
City article reported that the two defendants are
"…due back for status conferences May 4." To read
the March 10 article by Linda Cohen titled "Two
admit scheme to cheat high-stakes gambler" click:
HERE.(3/2009)
>>>For results of the Apr. 2 motions click:
HERE.(3/2009) |
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