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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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Reforming Reformed
A reformed cheater goes on an anti-gambling crusade.
According to a China Daily article, "Gao is a cheat,
and proud of it. For two decades, he even made a
living off his quick reflexes, visiting gambling
dens in China and across Asia to swindle the house
out of copious amounts of cash. Today, the
41-year-old runs his own casino, albeit with a
twist. Instead of beating customers, he attempts to
help them beat their addiction." To read the
December 8 article by Liu Ce titled "Ex-gambler
teaching tricks to kick addiction" click:
HERE. (12/2011) |
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 Infrared
Markings?
A Casino News article reported that: "Three poker
players from Italy were recently arrested for
marking up a deck of cards using invisible ink and
then wearing pairs of infrared glasses to see the
marked cards at a casino in Cannes. As well, a
French player, and two casino employees (one being
the dealer), were also arrested for being a part of
this scam." To read the November 23 article by Tina
Paterson titled "Three Italian Poker Players
Arrested by Police for Cheating at a Casino" click:
HERE. (11/2011) |
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 Videoed
Cheating Makes Network News
A surveillance video of a Casino hustling team
working a San Diego casino makes the rounds. The
accompanying article explains that, "In the video, a
man is seemingly innocently smoking his cigarette,
but is actually whispering into a microphone in his
sleeve, relaying what cards the dealer just dealt to
a man on a computer in a car parked outside. The
dealer appears to shuffle the cards, but if the
video is examined closely, the dealer, who is in on
the scam, just puts the corners together; it looks
like a shuffle -- even sounds like one -- but the
cards remain in the same order." To read and watch
the November 16 story titled "Caught on Tape:
Elaborate Casino Scam Nets $7M" click:
HERE. (11/2011) |
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 Techno-Croupier
A New Scientist article focuses around new software
technology created to catch Roulette cheaters who
cap bets. The article reported that, "The new
software would be installed on the existing CCTV
cameras in casinos. To prevent cheating, the
software analyses the video feed to first monitor
the speed of the ball to determine when last bets
are called. It then detects whenever a hand enters
the betting area of the table and leaves a chip."
The article also explains what "top-hatting" is. To
read the November 3 article by Duncan Graham-Rowe
titled "Casino cheats snared by smart camera system"
click:
HERE. (11/2011) |
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 Bee
Erdnaseum Commemorative Playing Cards
This commemorative deck was designed in conjunction
with the Genii article which asserts that W.E.
Sanders is the true identity of S.W. Erdnase who
wrote the classic 1902 about cheating at cards. The
back design features a special Scott Kim Inversion
which looks the same in both directions while
spelling both names. The deck is printed on Bee
stock using their older faces and a worm back
design. The limited edition deck was printed by the
USPC for Dan & Dave and Conjuring Arts. For more
information or to purchase from Gambling
Incorporated click: HERE.(9/2011) |
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 Gambling
Museum
Richard and Mary Schulte who opened "The Green
Elephant Antique Gambling and Saloon Museum" are
featured in a Jackson Citizen Patriot article that
reported, "Cheating came hand-in-hand with gambling
and that’s also covered at the museum with loaded
dice, a 90-year-old rigged roulette wheel Richard
Schulte loves to demonstrate and contraptions that
card players snuck up their sleeves to hold cards
that might better their hands. "The players weren’t
the only ones cheating," Richard Schulte said. "The
slot machines had things called ‘bugs’ inside them
that stopped the machine from paying out. If I had a
dishonest bone in my body, I could probably make a
few bucks, but I don’t." To read the September 23
article by Leanne Smith titled "Couple brings
gambling history to life" click:
HERE.(9/2011) |
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Family Affair
A 57-year old and his 34-year old son help a dealer
cheat at the Resorts Worlds Sentosa casino in
Singapore. A Channel News Asia article reported
that, "Deputy Public Prosecutor Ruth Wong said that
as part of the plan, the Lims would approach Oh to
exchange either 500-dollar or 1,000-dollar chips for
those in smaller denominations. The then-dealer
would hand them more 100-dollar chips than what they
were entitled to." To read the September 12 article
by Shaffiq Alkhatib titled "Father and son jailed
for conspiring to cheat casino" click:
HERE.(9/2011) |
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 Erdnase's
Identity Revealed
According to a 28-page feature in the September 2011
issue of Genii Magazine the identity of S.W. Erdnase
is actually Wilbur Edgerton Sanders (1861-1935). The
mystery around the seminal 1902 card cheating and
magic book titled "The Expert At The Card Table" has
plagued researchers for more than 100 years. There
have been many articles, books and even plays about
the elusive Mr. Erdnase and what could be his true
identity. Until now it was assumed that his name was
E.S. Andrews (S.W. Erdnase spelled backwards). This
compelling article changed all that and opened up a
new era of investigation about the author. To
purchase a copy of the magazine from Gambling
Incorporated click:
HERE.(8/2011) |
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 Cop
Caught Capping
A police officer pleads guilty to cheating at
Blackjack at the Sycuan Casino in California while
channel 10News airs a surveillance video of him
repeatedly capping his bets. The story reports,
"'This is good evidence we have. The camera tells no
lies,' said Steve Van Slyke, director of
surveillance for the Sycuan Gaming Commission. …In
the video shot by an overhead camera, [the cop], in
the first three hands, adds a $25 chip when the
dealer is looking in the other direction at a player
on the other side of the table. …Despite three
capped bets, [he] ties the dealer on two of the
hands and only wins one hand. He earned an extra $25
because of the cheating." To read the August 17
transcript titled "Video Shows How Ex-Officer
Cheated At Casino" and watch the video click:
HERE.(8/2011) |
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 A
Gang 70 Strong Hustling
A Popular Science article featured a story about a
scam that ran at the new Cosmopolitan casino in Las
Vegas last January. According to the story, "…a gang
called the Cutters cheated at baccarat. Before play
began, the dealer offered one member of the group a
stack of eight decks of cards for a pre-game cut.
The player probably rubbed the stack for good luck,
at the same instant riffling some of the corners of
the cards underneath with his index finger. A small
camera, hidden under his forearm, recorded the
order." To read the August 8 article by Andrew
Rosenblum titled "Spy vs. Spy" click:
HERE.(8/2011) |
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 Card
Sharking Show
Magician Guy Hollingworth presented his magic
show/play about S.W. Erdnase and his 1902 book "The
Expert at the Card Table" at the Broad Stage in
Santa Monica, CA. A Variety review described it as,
"Guy's openness is a sham, of course. Every trade
secret he demonstrates is just a come-on into the
real jaw-dropping magic. We're twice as baffled when
a vanished or torn-up card reappears, or the deck is
dealt out incredibly ordered by suit, because we
think he's already told us the secret." To read the
July 18 review by Bob Verini click:
HERE.(7/2011) |
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 Bee
Erdnase Acorn Special Edition Cards
One-way, monogrammed playing cards were produced
with a unique back design. The illustrations from
the classic 1902 book "The Expert At The Card Table"
were reduced and used to form a Bee like back
design. Unless you look carefully you will not even
notice the illustrations. The limited edition deck
was designed by Guy Hollingworth and printed by the
USPC for Conjuring Arts. They are available in a
Cambric finish and the rarer Ivory finish which
facilitates certain cheating techniques. For more
information or to purchase from Gambling
Incorporated click:
HERE.(7/2011) |
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