Cheating in a casino is
usually specific to the individual
games.
Pastposting: After a bet is won, one replaces
smaller-denomination chips with large-denomination
chips.
Hand Mucking: Palming desirable cards, then
switching them for less desirable cards that the gambler
holds.
Marking Cards: During Play by Various methods.
Introducing Previously Marked Decks
Into Play: Usually involves "inside" help, i.e.,
the collusion of casino employees. There are many
different ways to mark decks of cards, some of them
very difficult to detect.
False Deals:
Ability to deal the
second card from the top (used in conjunction with
marked cards), or the ability to deal the bottom card
of the deck (used in conjunction with placing
desirable cards at the bottom of the
deck.)
False Shuffles and Cuts:
Ability to seemingly
mix and cut the cards while retaining certain cards or
the whole deck in a desired order.
Slot Machines: Methods exist for altering the
outcome of slot machine games.
Collusion: In poker games, the practice of two
partners signaling to each other the values of their
cards; this can be very difficult to
detect.
Using electronic
aids: Illegally using a computer or similar device to aid in the
employment of an otherwise legitimate strategy such as
card counting. Can be
increasingly difficult to detect as aids become
smaller and easier to
hide.
Chip Lifters: At tables
where chips are used, especially Craps, cheaters will
attempt to take chips from other players after a win on
the table.
Cheating at Poker:
Poker cheating is in a class by itself, click here for
more information: Poker
Cheating