Casino Consultant Reveals 'Barcode' Cheating Technology in Poker Games

Modern Cheating Technology in Casinos

• 💡 Casino consultant Sal Piacente explains that cheating technology is not new, with apparatuses like the Deckmate 2 having been around for years.
• 🎯 The Deckmate 2, a shuffling machine, contains a camera that can film every card dealt, detect missing cards, and even sort a shuffled deck back into order.
• 🔑 Cheaters have adapted this technology to transmit information about dealt cards to players, enabling them to know who will win.

Hidden Cameras and X-Ray Tables

• 📸 In some cases, cameras are built directly into the tabletop, allowing them to see cards as players receive them and transmit this information.
• ✅ A unique benefit of these tables is that they do not require altered playing cards.

Barcode Technology and Cheating Phones

• 🃏 Another scam involves an analyzer built into the chip tray that utilizes cards marked invisibly on the side with a barcode.
• 📱 A modified cell phone, activated by a specific code, can act as a cheating device by analyzing the edges of these marked cards.
• 💰 This technology allows the device to scan cards and predict outcomes, informing players who is guaranteed to win before hands are even fully dealt.