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"That was incredible," said one employee.
"That wasn't even the good stuff," said Piacente, 46, head of UniverSal Game Protection Development.
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There are no reliable figures to gauge the cost of cheating to casinos, Piacente said, but he warned that the gambling powerhouse needs to take staff training seriously if it wants to tackle the growing problem.
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"And the industry is growing so fast that it's hard to find good help. A properly trained employee will beat a million dollar system every time."
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"(Casinos) have to identify where the leaks are and what resources are required to plug those leaks," he told AFP.
"Cheaters will always be one step ahead so it's important for the industry not to fall two steps behind."
And now cheaters have cutting-edge technology, such as mini-cameras, that make mirrors and other basic cheats used throughout history look outdated.
"There aren't too many new scams but the technology has changed," Piacente said.
The false shuffle -- keeping an ace palmed in your hand -- or using a card to knock a chip off the table in the case of a bad hand without detection are still most cheaters' tricks of choice.
"The false shuffle is the ultimate -- it's the simplest and the hardest," he said
Piacente concedes he is impressed by some cheaters' skills.
"Sometimes I'll say 'damn, that guy was good' but other times I think they should just get sentenced for their lack of skill."
"I always knew how to cheat," he added. "I just never did."
Source-AFP
