Con artists thrive when they can adapt to a\nsituation or blend into a scenario where they go unnoticed and unsuspected by\npotential marks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A common tactic used by all scammers is to blend\ninto their surroundings and bide their time until an opportunity presents\nitself to move in for the kill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this article I\u2019m going to illustrate how a\nsuper-simple swindle can be adapted to any game but also show how the game\nitself can be adapted to make new scams possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the card table, cheaters learn to follow\naccepted procedures and to emulate common physical actions while practicing to\nsubvert these elements through sleight of hand, gaffed cards, loaded dice,\ncrooked chips or electronic devices that might offer an unbeatable edge over\ntime or steal every chip at the table in a single round of play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Typically, in any game where strange hand motions or a break in expected procedure would be noticed, the goal is to find a weakness in the established order of play that can be used to create an unfair advantage<\/a> for the cheater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For example, most private games share the deal,\npassing the deck from one player to the next who also collects the cards from\nthe previous round of play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This gives a mechanic (an expert in crooked\nsleight of hand) plenty of opportunity to set a hand, load the flop or just\nknow what he\u2019s about to deal and to whom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n