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Cheating is dangerous and often illegal. Although there are many
professional card cheaters, they would be stupid to
publicly advertise that fact. 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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Pai Gow Card
Switching
A Everett Herald article reported that a
"43-year-old Lynnwood man reportedly switched cards
between his hands during games of Pai Gow, or
double-hand poker, at casinos in Snohomish and King
counties." It explained that, "The man would wager
for multiple sets of hands at once, which
complicated the game play. The videos showed that
the man 'furtively switched cards between each hand
to improve one or both hands,' Special Agent Danny
Lisa wrote in the report. 'This gave him an unfair
advantage over the card rooms.'" To read the
February 13 article by Rikki King titled "Lynnwood
gambler suspected of cheating at cards in casinos"
click:
HERE. (02/2017) |
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 Governments
& Casinos Punish Winners?
An interesting article in The Federalist looks at
the Phil Ivey/Borgata case. The article explains
that, "The practice, known as 'edge sorting,' did
not violate any of the rules of baccarat, nor did it
conflict with the terms agreed upon by the casino
and the gamblers. Nevertheless, Borgata cried foul
and sued, claiming Ivey and Sun ‘knowingly engaged
in a scheme to create a set of marked cards and then
used those marked cards to place bets based on the
markings.'" The article continues, "New Jersey
casinos, beyond being required to eject certain
people with criminal records, may also throw out
'any person who disrupts the operations of its
premises, threatens the security of its premises or
its occupants, or is disorderly or intoxicated.' In
their case 'disrupts the operations' has been
construed to mean 'wins too much.'" And concludes
with, "Support for legalized gambling seems like a
pro-liberty impulse, but with the government is on
their side, casinos and the government have stacked
the deck against the average citizen." To read the
January 13 article by Kyle Sammin titled "Gambler
Phil Ivey Can’t Get His Millions Because Casinos Are
Too Big To Fail" click:
HERE. (1/2017) |
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 Ed
Thorp Is Back
Edward Thorp changed the world of Blackjack with his
first book "Beat The Dealer." His new book "A Man
For All Markets: From Las Vegas To Wall Street, How
I Beat The Dealer And The Market" looks at his life
and life lessons. A Forbs article quoted him, "My
life has been an adventurous journey through the
worlds of science, mathematics, casino gambling and
Wall Street. I thought readers would enjoy my
stories of the people I met and the challenges I
faced." About cheating he said, "My book tells how
you have to be aware of cheating in both of these
worlds. At blackjack, it can be marked cards,
second-dealing, or a stacked deck. On Wall Street,
it can be Ponzi schemes and other frauds, such as
insider trading, fake news, or stock price
manipulation." To read the January 6 article by John
Navin titled "The Math Professor Who Beat Las Vegas
And Wall Street" click:
HERE. (1/2017)
>>>To Buy the new book go:
HERE. |
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 Should
Poker Cheats Go After Bigger Fish?
An article in the Post Bulletin recounts a papering
event but also asks an interesting question, "My
biggest problem with poker cheats is the missed
potential that could have been directed toward more
meaningful pursuits. Because there have been some
genius attempts at scoring a free buck over the
years from those who probably could cure cancer if
they'd applied their smarts to medical science." To
read the December 30 article by Chuck Blount titled
"An old-school cheating method works on paper"
click:
HERE. (12/2016) |
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 Pennsylvania
Prosecutors To Ignore Cheaters
The district attorney in Pennsylvania threatens the
Sands Bethlehem Casino to pay their disputed taxes
or they will not pursue or arrest gambling cheaters.
A Legal US Poker Sites article reported that, "John
Morganelli, whose office handles county-level
prosecutions in matters involving Sands Bethlehem
Casino, gave the casino a warning it needed to pay
its taxes. If they did not, then Morganelli 'would
not feel honor bound' to prosecute a variety of
criminals who might try scams on the Bethlehem
casino. That includes anyone caught cheating or
passing bad checks at the casino. Morganelli wrote
in his letter to Mark Juliano that he ‘would not, in
good conscience, be able to justify the use of my
limited resources to help a profitable,
billion-dollar corporation while the Sands maintains
the position they are an island unto themselves.'"
To read the December 26 article by Steve Larson
titled "Pennsylvania District Attorney Sends Sands
Bethlehem Casino a Warning about Host Fee Payments"
click:
HERE. (12/2016) |
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 Another
Black Book Entry
A Las Vegas Sun article reports that a known
Blackjack cheater is about to be added to the
notorious Black Book. He already had, “…two felony
convictions in Nevada, one felony conviction in
Iowa, one in Connecticut and one in Louisiana,” said
James Taylor, deputy chief of the Nevada Gaming
Control Board’s enforcement division. “All of these
crimes involved marking cards on blackjack games.
The latest convictions were in 2014 when we started
considering him for the Black Book… The reputed card
cheat was added to New Jersey’s version of the list
early last year, also for attempting to swindle
casinos.” To read the December 22 story by Thomas
Moore titled “Gambler who marked cards on blackjack
games could be added to Black Book click:
HERE. (12/2016) |
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 Maryland
Casinos Ban Thousands Of Players
A News4 I-Team story reported that, "Maryland
casinos have evicted 3,600 players since casinos
began operation in the state in 2010, according to
an investigation by the News4 I-Team. Almost 200 of
those gamblers were booted for cheating, but the
state agency which oversees Maryland casinos does
not publicly disclose the reasoning for the other
evictions." The article concluded, "Maryland gaming
industry analyst James Karmel said local players
continue to attempt to cheat, despite well-known and
widely placed casino security and surveillance.
'Cheats still think they can scoot an extra chip
when they have a good hand and think they're going
to win,' Karmel said." To read and watch the
December 5 story by Scott MacFarlane titled
"Thousands of Gamblers Ejected From Maryland Casinos
Since 2010" click:
HERE. (12/2016) |
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 Ivy
vs. Crock Finale?
The latest rulings on the Phil Ivey case in the UK
is reported in The Guradian, "On Thursday in the
court of appeal, Lady Justice Arden said it was
common ground that there was an implied term in the
contract not to cheat and the meaning of cheating
for that purpose was to be determined in accordance
with the Gambling Act 2005… In particular the
actions which Mr Ivey took or caused to be taken had
a substantial effect on the odds in the game and
Crockfords were not aware of this at the relevant
time. In these circumstances, no lower standard
applied in this case because Mr Ivey was an
advantage player who was in an adversarial position
with the casino." Ivey countered, "The trial judge
said that I was not dishonest and the three appeal
judges agreed, but somehow the decision has gone
against me. Can someone tell me how you can have
honest cheating?" To read the November 3 article by
Nadia Khomami titled "Poker player loses appeal
against London casino over £7.7m winnings" click:
HERE. (11/2016) |
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 More
on Ivy And The Borg
A summary of the Ivey/Borgata case appeared in Poker
News where they reported that, "A federal judge has
ruled that Phil Ivey did not commit fraud with his
partner during a baccarat game at Borgata Hotel
Casino & Spa in Atlantic City in April 2014, but
that Ivey did breach casino contract, according to
NorthJersey.com." To read the October 21 article by
Katie Callahan titled "Court Opinion Split on Phil
Ivey's $9.6M Baccarat Win" click:
HERE. (10/2016) |
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