|
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. |
|
. |
|
 |
 Cheating
Houdini Greeting Card
A funny and elegant greeting card was released in
December that features Charlie Miller (1909-1989)
and Dai Vernon (1894-1992), who were the most
influential close-up magicians of the 20th century,
cheating Houdini (1874-1926) in a game of cards.
Designed by Akemi Yoshida the card is an ideal item
to tend to a gambler, magician or even a con man.
Highly recommended. For more information or to
purchase click:
HERE.(1/2010) |
|
• • • |
 Don’t
Need Casino Security?
The Gala Casino in London has decided to cut its
anti-cheating security efforts. The Times reported
that, "One veteran casino executive said: 'Gala has
obviously decided that the cost savings from having
fewer inspectors will more than outweigh any
additional losses from cheating. In practice, there
is very little cheating, so it’s probably a good
call.'" The article also mentions a number of the
classic cheating techniques employed. To read the
December 18 article by Dominic Walsh titled "Gala
Coral fancies the odds as it cuts inspectors at its
casinos" click:
HERE.(12/09) |
|
• • • |
 27
Banned For Cheating
Australia's Star City casino has seen a huge
increase in the amount of cheating in 2009. The
Sydney Morning Herald reported that "Twenty-seven
people were caught cheating at the casino's table
games in the past year and banned from the gambling
area." To read the December 14 article by Vanda
Carson titled "Steep rise in theft and fraud at Star
City" click:
HERE.(12/09) |
|
|
 |
 Legalizing
Card Counting
The Indiana Supreme Court has been asked to make it
illegal to count cards in the state’s casinos. A
recently enacted law states that card counting is
legal in the state’s 12 casinos. The casino’s point
of view is that they are a "private businesses and
should have the right to turn away anyone they
choose to keep order." To read the December 13
Associated Press article titled "Casinos want state
high court to ban card counters" click:
HERE.(12/09) |
|
 Waterloo
Craps Cheat
A man pleaded guilty of cheating at the Isle Casino
Hotel Waterloo. A WCF Courier reported that
"Authorities said House cheated by moving chips
during a craps game at the Isle Casino Hotel
Waterloo on June 14 after he was twice warned that
doing so was breaking the rules." To read the
December 13 article by Jeff Reinitz titled "Man
pleads guilty to cheating at casino" click:
HERE.(12/09) |
|
|
 |
 L.A.
Shell Game Gang
A Los Angeles Times article focuses on the Shell
Game gangs in Los Angeles who are working the
holiday season. The article reported that, "Los
Angeles Police Department officers arrested eight
people between the ages of 27 and 67 over the
weekend downtown on suspicion of conspiracy to
commit gaming in connection with a shell-game
operation. The suspects set up shop in the 500 block
of Los Angeles Street, said Lt. Paul Vernon." The
article also explained that "Shell games and
three-card monte, a similar scam that uses cards
instead of shells, have long been a problem on
Broadway, which draws thousands of shoppers each
day." To read the December 10 article by Andrew
Blankstein titled "8 arrested in downtown L.A.
shell-game operation" click: HERE.(12/09) |
|
• • • |
 FBI
Warns About Online Poker
A Bloomberg article reported that the FBI has warned
that there are many ways to cheat at online Poker.
Shawn Henry, assistant director for the FBI’s cyber
division is quoted, "Technology exists to manipulate
online poker games in that it would only take two or
three players working in unison to defeat the other
players who are not part of the team… The online
poker vendors could detect this activity and put in
place safeguards to discourage cheating, although it
is unclear what the incentive would be for the
vendor." To read the December 3 article by Lorraine
Woellert titled "Online Poker Can Be Subject to
Manipulation, FBI Says" click:
HERE.(12/09) |
|
• • • |
 Scam
Psychology Report
The University of Cambridge issued a report in
August written by Frank Stajano and Paul Wilson
which tries to identify what makes scams and con
games successful. The report which is titled
“Understanding scam victims: seven principles for
systems security” is described as, "We examine a
variety of scams and 'short cons' that were
investigated, documented and recreated for the BBC
TV programme The Real Hustle and we extract from
them some general principles about the recurring
behavioural patterns of victims that hustlers have
learnt to exploit." To read the Abstract of the
report and to download the 22-page pdf version of it
click:
HERE.(11/09) |
|
• • • |
 Biggest
Gambling/Cheating Auction
The largest auction of gambling and especially
cheating equipment ever assembled will take place on
October 9-11 in Las Vegas. Produced by Sidlow &
McGuire’s Victorian Casino Antiques it features many
one of a kind cheating paraphernalia produced by the
major manufacturers of the past and some custom
pieces used by hustlers in the 1800s and early
1900s. The two-day auction will offer one-thousand lots and
will attract all of the major card, dice, chip and
gambling collectors. For more information and to bid
click:
HERE.(10/2009) |
|
• • • |
 Gambling
Collectibles At Auction
If you collect old gambling equipment and cheating
equipment October is your month. Some very rarely
seen items are up for auction. The first auction
takes place on October 2-4 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
and online. It is the complete Ron Wallace
Collection who was the former president of UPS and
amassed an unbelievable array of gambling artifacts.
Also included in the auction are games, toys and
much more.(9/2009)
>>>To visit the auction site click:
HERE.
>>>To view and bid click:
HERE. |
|
• • • |
 Slot
Scammers Plead Guilty
Three people who scammed slot machines in Las Vegas
Casinos in 2006 pleaded guilty. A Las Vegas Sun
article reported that “Police reports indicate
surveillance videos show Cushing and Lewanda would
stand watch at slot machines while McNeive inserted
$1 bills and forged them as $100 bills using the
cheating device.” To read the September 29 article
by Tiffany Gibson titled "Casino scammers in Black
Book plead guilty to cheating slots" click:
HERE.(9/2009) |
|
• • • |
 Black
Book Ban
A 36th person has been added to Nevada’s Black Book
of people who are not allowed to enter into casinos.
A Las Vegas Sun article reported that, "Deputy
Attorney General John Michela said McNeive used a
light optic device in his cheating scheme and was
able to trick the slot’s bill acceptor into giving a
player 100 $1 credits when inserting a $1 bill." To
read the Aug. 28 article by Richard N. Velotta
titled "Commission adds slot cheat to Black Book"
click:
HERE.(8/2009) |
|
|
 |
 |
*
News Archives *
:: 2009 :: 2008
:: 2007
:: 2006 ::
2005 :: |
|
|
|
