By Riffle Stacking the cheat stacks the card(s) while doing a Riffle shuffle. The most famous are: Riffle Stacking and Overhand Stacking. There are a couple of techniques for 'Stacking' cards. Stacking is more often done than 'False dealing' because it doesn't look suspicious. It not only allows better control of the cards, but provides cover by showing the back of the top card, and without moving the hand holding the deck.Ī cheat can place certain cards in a position favorable to the card cheat. This is referred to as the ' Mechanic's Grip'. One sign of false dealing could be when a dealer grips the deck with the index finger in front of it or their pinky and pointing finger on both short sides of the deck while the other fingers support the deck while the cards are being beveled slightly. The idea is to cull, or to find the cards one needs, place them at the bottom, top, or any other place the cheat wants, then false deal them to oneself or one's confederate. This may also be done with a confederate.Ī skilled cheat can deal the second card, the bottom card, the second from bottom card, and the middle card. When a cheat is 'mucking' the cheat is cleverly hiding cards in their hand, to later switch their hand for. Odorless adhesive can be used for this purpose.Īnother minimal-skill method is going south (also known as 'ratholing'), where a player covertly removes a portion of their chips from play while remaining in the game, normally in order to preserve the winnings as profit, or prevent a major loss in 'big bet' games.Ī cheat may hand-muck or palm one or more cards. Check-chopping is when such a 'helpful' player palms a chip. One minimal-skill method that occurs in non-casino and casino games happens when a player who has folded appoints themselves the tender of the pot, stacking chips, counting them, and delivering them to the winning player. It is very difficult to prove because when confronted, at least the first time, the cheat often calls the cheating an honest mistake.

Such methods include shorting the pot, avoiding house fees, and peeking at other players' cards.

The easiest and most common types of cheating require no skill of manipulation, but rather merely the nerve. ( November 2020) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.

Types of cheating at a casino