Ex-Cheat Warns Casinos Online About New Technology

With the security of land-based and online casinos on the minds of many gamblers, it might be troubling news to hear that more and more immoral and unethical techies are using technology to cheat in online casinos - and not just against the casino, but against other players as well.

A widely publicized report and interview was recently released by Silicon News, in which suggestions came to light that many players robbing casinos online and other players blind.  One such suggestion was by Richard Marcus, a highly recognized and former cheat, who took many Atlantic City casinos for millions of dollars spanning twenty-five years - and never once getting caught.

Marcus has been warning the casinos themselves that they need to do more to prevent cheats from banking in by simply relying on video surveillance and floor managers.  The reason, Marcus says, is that most smart cheats know that the key to not getting caught is to not give themselves too much exposure time.  This surmounts to not spending too much time at a single table, game, or the casino itself.  More people and dealers need to be trained to spot the little ticks that cheats often make, which no video camera will be able to pick up.

As for the online casinos who must deal with software pirates, techie extortionists, and cheating players, the need to implement stronger prevention and monitoring tactics against cheating is even more important.  The word on the cyber streets now is that some online poker players are using software that can actually tap into a poker rooms live software operations and even see the cards that other players have been dealt.