Blackjack Cheating - Is It Possible?
Cheating in casinos is definitely an unforgivable act. In the State of Nevada, cheating players may lead to the revoking of a gambling casino’s license. Although this law is regulated among large-scale casinos, the law doesn’t govern those casinos situated in cruise ships or other countries all over the world.
When most people think about cheating at blackjack, they automatically think about a technique called card counting. This is the basic task of counting the number of large cards in comparison to the small cards that have already been played and trying to gain an advantage over the house.
All of the following cheating techniques are in reference to people cheating at a casino and not when playing blackjack online. There is virtually no way to cheat or count cards when you are playing blackjack at an online casino.
Techniques Used by Crooked Casinos and Players
“Second Deal” – This technique is executed by the dealer. The dealer pretends to deal the top card but instead, he deals the card that is under the top card.
“High-Low Pickup” - This technique is easy to do especially if the dealer is surrounded by beginners or novices. After the dealing of every hand, the dealer picks the card in a high-low order. Then the dealer makes the “false shuffle”. It looks like the dealer is alternating the cards but in reality the position of the cards stay the same. This technique is definitely fatal to the blackjack players.
Marking Cards- This is one way a player can cheat in blackjack. This is used to determine the dealer’s face down card. In order to execute this cheat, a player needs to have long fingernails. Sharp fingernails can mark the cards by scratching it. This is a dangerous move so think twice before you do this.
Switching Cards – This technique is like playing with magic. If you’re an expert in sliding cards, you can execute this cheat. All you need to do is switch the actual cards to the cards up your sleeve. Although it is hard to detect, getting caught will lead you to big trouble.
There is also a technique used by some experts that involves using small chips to disguise a large bet. The person will place a large chip (like $100 chip) under a small chip (like $5 chip) in a precise way that the dealer thinks that the player has made a small bet. If the player wins, he leaves the chips alone and allows the dealer to pay him. If the player loses, he has the slight of hand to be able to replace the large chips with another small chip without the dealer noticing.
Don’t Resort to Blackjack Cheating
There’s a saying that “cheaters never win and winners never cheat”. This old saying definitely leaves a great impact in our lives but some people tend to cheat for certain reasons. Most people cheat because of greed.
They want to have everything and no one should get in their way. Hence, they resort to cheating. For blackjack players, whose prior motive is to win no matter what, cheating is the only option.
But if you want to be successful in your blackjack career, you need to strive with integrity. Don’t you think that integrity, freedom and happiness are far more important than money? Cheating is not the only way to win.
Winning through sacrifice is far more satisfying than cheating your way to success. If you want to be successful, you need to work for it. Study the game, master the skills and in no time all your hard work will pay off and this will definitely be a sweet victory.
One more thing: I wouldn't bother trying to find a way to cheat at blackjack when you're playing online. The software is delivered to the online casinos from a software developer and the casino can control certain aspects of the game.
Card counting won't work because you are not going to have any idea when the decks are shuffled. Some online casinos will go through a shoe of cards like they would at a normal casino. Others may choose to shuffle the decks each time you make a wager. I would suggest sticking to your blackjack strategy cards and hoping for the best.
