Dustin Marks, a Professional Cheater

Practice

Dustin Marks was born in the 1950s and is known to be one of the most famous insider cheaters in US. He had worked in several well known casinos in Las Vegas in the 70s and in the 80s. He invented various casino cheating methods at blackjack and other games.

Marks`s skills

One of his specialties had been second dealing where he used to peak at the top card and then deal the second from top cards to the players while reserving the top card for his accomplice. Though the technique had been invented and used by many other players before Dustin, he had mastered it in a very undetectable way. Another specialty of Dustin had been false shuffling in single as well as in double decks at blackjack. In all of his jobs as a dealer, his accomplices played at his tables and get the winning hand frequently.

Collaborative work

An accomplice came to his table and placed a $100 or a $25 bet and Dustin gave him the first card. Since casinos at that time were already aware of many cheating methods, the betting amount was kept to $100 and not more in order to avoid any heat from the pit bosses. However, Dustin had managed to perfect his shuffling techniques so wisely that he was able to manipulate his decks in front of the pit bosses without any suspicions.

While playing with his accomplices, at each hand Dustin picked the top card and when there was a high value card he gave a signal to his partner who placed a high bet and Dustin would ensure that the high value card was dealt to him. This helped them to get an edge over the casino and allowed to win plenty of hands.

Dustin had also mastered the trick of false shuffling where he was able to shuffle the cards in such a way that he would get a high value card from the top of his deck which he serve out to his partner, no matter which position he occupied.

For several years, Dustin Marks successfully carried out his scam and in process he won millions of dollars at the casinos where he worked by cheating his bosses. However, the interesting part about his career is that though he made so much of money and cheated right before his bosses` faces he was never caught. Later Dustin wrote a book in which he tells about all his adventures.