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Poker Players Are Cheating With Tiny Hidden Cameras

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2024-12-24 19:30:03

According to a report by WIRED, recent investigations have uncovered a sophisticated cheating method in high-stakes poker games, which involves the use of miniature hidden cameras to spot dealt cards.

Poker experts have noticed a pattern where players consistently achieving winning results far beyond their skill level often have small, unassuming objects on the table — such as a medication bottle, a battery charger, or an everyday smartphone in its case.

Although there was no direct evidence of cheating at first, an ongoing case in France this summer finally revealed how some players are gaining an unfair advantage.

Following tips of suspicious behavior at a major casino in Enghien-les-Bains, French police with the Central Racing and Gaming Service (SCCJ) launched an elaborate in-person and video surveillance operation around two suspected players at both blackjack and Ultimate Texas Hold’em poker (a type of poker played against the casino rather than against fellow players).

Authorities arrested two individuals who employed modified phone cameras and tiny earpieces to secretly film cards being dealt at various casinos across Europe. This method allowed them to transmit information about the dealer’s cards to an accomplice, who then relayed it back to the player via an earpiece.