{"id":35084,"date":"2023-02-10T05:36:12","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T11:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=35084"},"modified":"2023-12-04T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:39:19","slug":"card-peeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/card-peeks\/","title":{"rendered":"R. Paul Wilson On: Card Peeks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
In this article, we\u2019re going to explore one of the most powerful sleights available to crooked poker dealers or croupiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Knowing just a single card can provide an unbeatable advantage; there are dozens of methods to get a glimpse of a card and in the hands of expert players, a simple peek can reap enormous rewards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secret Knowledge<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m always suspicious when casinos use technology to know the order of a deck they\u2019re about to deal and past systems that used cameras and computers in conjunction with automatic shufflers were subject to all kinds of shenanigans if the casino or developers were so inclined to make adjustments to how those machines worked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll get into the problems and possibilities of this kind of scenario another time but just having information that could lead to an unfair advantage is dangerous if it can inform or change game procedure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The way I like to put it to my friends on the other side of table is: If players are not permitted to know what cards are about to be dealt, why should the house have that information?<\/p>\n\n\n\n