One sector that commands a lot of money in the economy is the gambling industry. While most people earn money legally from the casinos, numerous others illegally make their money through cheating. Thanks to tech advancements in the gambling industry, it is becoming even harder to gain from casinos illegally.
Land-based casinos, for instance, have placed numerous hidden cameras on the tables and premises that are on the lookout for any suspicious moves. There are also trained casino staff who go around the casino looking for any dubious activities.
On the other hand, online casinos are the most difficult to cheat. Most of them here in Japan have employed sophisticated security protocols that are hard to break. Our expert author Narimi Murayama (view his profile) analyses some of the well-known casino cheating methods.
Phishing
Cheating in the igaming world is a difficult task, thanks to online casinos that employ sophisticated security protocols on their websites. This is why most online casino cheats focus primarily on scamming online casino users. One successful method that they use is Phishing. Simply put, Phishing is using a fake email or IP address that looks almost the same as a legitimate one.
The scammers’ main aim is to get access to your personal information, which they may in turn use to access your banking or gambling account and walk away with your money. There are many phishing techniques employed by online casino scammers who have succeeded in committing online casino fraud.
Card Switching
Hand mucking, commonly referred to as card switching, is also an old cheating trick that continues to be used today in games such as poker. The trick has also evolved from mere simple hand techniques that could hide cards to the invention of hidden holdout devices. Most cheats place the device on their sleeves, which successfully hides a card and places it on the table and hides cards from the table, resulting in an illegal win.
The gambling industry has suffered immensely from this trick losing money to the tune of millions of dollars. Two South Koreans were caught in 2010 after gathering an illegal win of seven hundred thousand dollars from a holdout gadget. Young Su Gy and Wookyung Kim were charged with theft and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and were sentenced to 18 and 12 months in prison and compulsory restitution of $870,505. オンラインの世界ではカードのすり替えはほぼ不可能ながらも、ランドベースのカジノは敬遠したい場合、最近の日本のオンラインカジノはオンラインでカードゲームが提供されており、 ビデオポーカーを学ぶことができます。
False Shuffle
Casino fraud is an inside job orchestrated by a casino dealer to succeed. The dealer performs a regular shuffle but knowingly leaves some cards in place hence the term false shuffle. The player illegally working in conjunction with the dealer knows when the unshuffled cards are dealt as they are also tracking them.
The Tran Organization gang greatly used this cheating method. The group applied the scam on nearly all casinos in the US, walking away with crazy amounts of over $7 million in blackjack and mini-baccarat false shuffles. However, the authorities caught up with them eventually and charged 40 of the gang members alongside their founders, Van Thu Tran and Phuong Quoc, who pleaded guilty to cheating scheme charges.
Roulette Past Posting
It is interesting to note that Roulette Past Posting is among the most ancient casino cheating tricks and is still being employed to date. The scam is a simple one that involves a minimum of three rogue players. The first player places their chips on the winning number immediately after the ball is dropped on the roulette wheel. The second cheating player carefully distracts the roulette dealer, while the third-place his chips alongside his friends. Note that the third rogue player places chips with a different color on the winning number raising the chances of his chips being removed. Ultimately, the initial chips remain, making the first player the winner.
Hidden Camera Baccarat Scam
This is among the pretty sophisticated casino cheating techniques. The scam requires a minimum of two players who are well equipped with a minute camera and an earpiece. One player carefully inserts the camera into his sleeves. After cutting the deck of the card, he picks the cut card carefully, dragging it on the top deck, which creates a slight separation of the cards. Take note that the other accomplice is closely watching the recorded camera footage and discloses all information to the gambler with the help of the earpiece. The trick has successfully been applied in baccarat, and can also be implemented in blackjack.
above are some of the casino cheating tricks in use.
