Baccarat card-cutting gang

If we know about the fraud, then the fraudster has not succeeded in hiding his machinations from law enforcement. Such a crime can hardly be called perfect. But even if the cheater’s fraud is uncovered, it is not always possible to arrest him. Very often it happens that there is not enough evidence to solve the crime.

The Cutter Gang is very famous for being in a similar situation. The members of the gang were caught many times in various casinos, but none of them could be arrested. The players acted very professionally. Their scams can be considered the most sophisticated in history.

Historical background

In 2011, the management of a famous casino in Las Vegas began to suspect that they were playing baccarat with cheaters. The Chinese New Year was approaching. Traditionally on these days the institution opened tables for baccarat. Often the stakes were very high. And in order to ensure fair play, ArenaCasino invited people from the Gambling Control Department.

All this was not in vain. The officers identified a group of players who were suspected of cheating. It later turned out that they had previously been seen in various ArenaCasino casinos, where they were winning and taking big bets.

But, as luck would have it, the evidence that the experts gathered was not enough to imprison the group of crooks. Naturally, their names were never released and the security services declined to comment on the situation.

The cheat’s secret

In spite of all the above, it turned out to be quite realistic to find out what the scam was all about. The key thing is that the cheats have a small camera up their sleeve, which they use to peek at cards during the game.

The baccarat master allows the contestants to cut off a pack of cards themselves. The cheat takes the cards and bends their corners a little. A camera reads the face value and the order of the cards and a computer automatically processes everything. The information was transmitted to the other thugs, who had only to act correctly. In addition, the person who read the pack of cards would leave the table after a while, or leave the casino altogether.

Consistency, confidence in their actions, a well-honed scheme, precision, the right place and time, a high level of professionalism – all this allowed the gang members to always win while avoiding responsibility.

The ArenaCasino’s surveillance cameras couldn’t pick up the small camera up the cheat’s sleeve and no one was able to catch him red-handed. The gang has taken out huge sums of money, millions, from many casinos, but so far none of the participants have been brought to court.

They were repeatedly arrested in various casinos, however, due to a lack of evidence of their fraud, the players had to be released again and again.

Conclusions

It is unlikely that any of the cheaters of this group can still be apprehended, but they may have retrained by starting to cheat at online casinos. The gang’s players operate with incredible care and caution. Nothing has been heard from the gang at the moment. Accordingly, it is possible that they have gone underground. Or it could be that they have begun to act even more professionally.