Here’s a fact that I am sure you know - Casinos don’t like cheaters very much, they are more than willing to make a cheater’s life miserable if they find you trying to take their money by cheating.

However, when it comes to felony and fraud charges, it is only considered cheating when a player is using an electronic aid or similar tool designed to unfairly cheat the casino or dealer.

Contrary to popular belief card counting is not actually considered a crime however casinos will not allow it and will usually ban you if they find you counting cards. They also make it seem a much worse crime than it acutally is.

Casino security departments and their guards can be rather unpleasant cheating is certainly not recommended, however here are 4 tip on how people sometimes cheat casinos.

1.Counting Cards in Blackjack The classic Hi-Lo method involves a player starting with 0 at the shuffle. Then for every 10, face card or ace that is dealt, take away one point. For every card 2-6, add one point. Then make 7, 8 and 9 as zero points. (You can also let cards cancel each other out) Before each hand, divide your count by the estimated number of decks left. When you hit +2 you know it’s time to bet. Try not to move your lips as you do the math or most casinos will kick you out.

2.Marking in Poker poker is an easier game to “rig” since you will often play against human opponents. Marking cards involves marking the back-end of cards through a variety of methods including blocking out parts of the card, shading parts of the card or scratching it. Then the player will either use special contact lenses or sunglasses to see the alteration, or may be able to read the marks with his own eye.

3.Craps - Dicing with the dice! In order to cheat at craps the player would ideally have to slip altered dice into the game. The dice corners may be rounded slightly or weighted in a certain way to increase the chances of landing on a higher number. Another way to try and ensure a winning dice roll is to place the dice in the palm of your hand so that the number you desire is facing upwards. You then move your hand so that the dice remain in this position or land flat. This move takes quite a bit of practice, but you can bet your bottom dollar that casinos are aware of this technique and are on the look out for it. You have been warned!

4. Confusing the slots Slots are improving in technological terms all the time, however some are still susceptible to a trick known as the ‘fake quarter’. The fake quarter needs to be the same size, density and weight as the real thing. In the past cheaters have found that a quarter attached to a piece of string and then inserting it into the machine and then pulling it out will fool the machine into thinking you have made a bet. Casinos are very wise to this method of cheating and the chances of finding a machine that will fall for this trick are somewhat limited.