Cheating expert Sal Piacente joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about cheating at casinos. Can slot machines be hacked? Why is card counting illegal? How can you tell if dice are loaded? What’s it like working security at a casino? Could an Oceans 11-style heist ever happen in real life? Are casinos ever the ones to cheat? Answers to these questions and plenty more await on Casino Cheating Support.
0:00 Casino Cheater Support
0:15 Do you think any casinos rig the deck in blackjack?
1:14 Cheating dealers
2:42 Look at their bank account?
4:51 What’s it like working security at a casino?
5:42 Teach me how to count cards
6:48 Magnetic dice
7:48 Casino (1995 film)
8:59 What’s stopping you from Oceans Elevening?
10:32 Oh hi Mark
12:11 Special powers
12:45 Counterfeit chip defenses
13:46 MIT Blackjack Team
15:02 Thumper
15:48 Perfect strategy computer?
17:07 Why is card counting illegal?
17:43 Poker players colluding
19:17 Wildest example of cheating
20:02 How many gamblers beat the system?
20:46 Now That’s What I Call A Casino Scam 2025
21:38 Say cheese
22:37 AI and The House
23:14 False shuffle
24:54 Roulette ball super specs ACTIVATE
25:40 Can you hack the slot machines?
26:18 Sports betting and cheating
26:34 Chip dumping
26:52 Phil Ivey and Edge Sorting
Director: Lisandro Perez-Rey
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Paul Tael
Expert: Sal Piacente
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Brandon White
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Camera Operator: Caleb Weiss
Sound Mixer: Sean Paulsen
Production Assistant: Ryan Coppola
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Stella Shortino
Supervising Editor: Erica DeLeo
Additional Editor: Samantha DiVito
Assistant Editor: Billy Ward
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@johnd0e25
May 6, 2025 at 8:23 pm
I was rewatching his vanity fair video recently, great to see a new one! I could listen to the stories for hours
@utku_bambu
May 6, 2025 at 8:26 pm
this guy is the combination of Mike Erhamntraut and Walter White
@wholeNwon
May 6, 2025 at 8:32 pm
This came on my YT feed. Wasn’t going to watch it but really glad I did. Very entertaining and informative. Sal, you’re a natural for YT. Time for your own channel.
@maksymilian-zajac
May 6, 2025 at 8:35 pm
i had enough money at 15 to buy a house with poker alone
@BLourenco96
May 6, 2025 at 8:36 pm
26:34 What happens when you’re “chip leader”?
@CryptoTonight9393
May 6, 2025 at 8:40 pm
29:34 yeah that is too much control for a player to have over the cards in my opinion.
@Wildest_Wahoo
May 6, 2025 at 8:45 pm
26:35 – it’s very concerning that Aria Casino is asking this question 😂
@kalexg
May 6, 2025 at 8:49 pm
too bad i cant use those in Balatro
@JLM1PB
May 6, 2025 at 8:52 pm
best guest in a long time
@Fortunes.Fool.
May 6, 2025 at 8:55 pm
Today I learned it’s illegal to cheat a casino but I have little recourse against a cheating casino.
@FourDollaRacing
May 6, 2025 at 9:00 pm
WitHOut Papers needs to grow more hair to slick it backwards, like the slimeball he is…. 🙄
@masondunlop9939
May 6, 2025 at 9:01 pm
Bruh let us cheat. The casinos are already scamming the population
@smoogi
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Waltuh, dont cheat in the casino waltuh
@isbestlizard
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Surely the better perfect strategy computer would just be like, a hidden camera in your glasses or tiepin or something that would use computer vision to detect cards in its field of view, and once it’s seen a card once, knock it off the list for a while. So as long as you just looked at each card, it could update its state and know what’s left
@pokiishere-sebastian2126
May 6, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Another great video and awesome expert! We need more of him!
@beerandbrat
May 6, 2025 at 9:09 pm
not cheating, they beat the system. on top of that, casino agreed.
@squallerrleon
May 6, 2025 at 9:12 pm
They’ll tell you there are thousands of cameras in a casino
but nobody ever says how many microphones they have
@davidlong6796
May 6, 2025 at 9:14 pm
Thank you for explaining exactly how Ivey pulled off the Baccarat scheme. Ive watched multiple videos on it, and they all just left it at “edge sorting”. Now I get why some people say it was cheating. I say the casino’s greed bit them. When he started coming up with all these weird requests, they shouldve known that he knew something they didnt.
@Jinkaza1882
May 6, 2025 at 9:16 pm
Worked in retail, and the lengths people would go to steal and then return the items they stole seemed to never end. That person with the magnetic wheelchair, and the denim stealers are the reason we do not have flying cars. If only they had put their inventiveness towards something else. 😄
@GeneSaw
May 6, 2025 at 9:19 pm
Seems like Mike Ehrmantraut has found a new career….
@milguerlg8333
May 6, 2025 at 9:20 pm
; ” the casinos dont cheat” roflmao… yeah…
@isbestlizard
May 6, 2025 at 9:21 pm
If the casino lets you rotate cards, and you use that to mark cards they supplied, it’s not cheating, it’s just playing the game well within their rules.
@chickurken
May 6, 2025 at 9:23 pm
Everyone refers to the mob running Vegas in the past tense. “Back when the mob ran the strip …” etc. Like it’s a forgone conclusion that organised crime no longer runs Vegas. Who’s to say he mob isn’t running Vegas? Maybe they’re just more subtle about it.
@Holyghosfire
May 6, 2025 at 9:25 pm
When my hoise was robbedte blanked the cameras w some device doesthis happen in casinos
@Holyghosfire
May 6, 2025 at 9:26 pm
Has a psychic ever wiped out the house
@ΕΡΙΟΝΜΕΜΑ
May 7, 2025 at 6:24 pm
I felt stupid
@screachingmobster1774
May 7, 2025 at 6:28 pm
Its only illegal because the casino doesn’t win. They can cheat as much as they like though
@4umata
May 7, 2025 at 6:37 pm
I THINK I CAN FLY!
@Jeremy_Raven
May 7, 2025 at 6:41 pm
The greatest video ever now has a sequel!!
@scamperly
May 7, 2025 at 6:45 pm
That Macau story is incredible
@MelbourneArchviz
May 7, 2025 at 6:49 pm
So they still cheat but with math. Got it.
@JoeChavez-o3q
May 7, 2025 at 6:51 pm
He lost all credibility in the first 30 seconds. Yes Casino’s to this day cheat with continuous shuffle machines not just back in the day.
@salpiacente9281
May 7, 2025 at 7:55 pm
How? Please explain how the casinos cheat today using shuffling machines? The machine is designed to stop false shuffling scams and to increase productivity its by getting more hands per hour. The mob did not cheat utilizing machines. The message was that the dealer can still cheat (by other methods) is a shuffling machine is employed.
@typedrew
May 7, 2025 at 7:10 pm
Taking back any percentage of house edge is not cheating
@marsrocket
May 7, 2025 at 7:14 pm
Not sure if he ever actually answers the question (I only made it in 12 minutes), but card counting is not illegal.
@zillanimu
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 pm
I hope one day I will get to see this man rate Card Shark
@EhNothing
May 7, 2025 at 7:15 pm
Absolutely love this. Always cool to hear the interesting stories like this.
@LatentHeat69
May 7, 2025 at 7:16 pm
Thanks for the well communicated breakdown
@connorcmsmith4302
May 7, 2025 at 7:18 pm
This guy is so cool 😁
@IgorFioli
May 7, 2025 at 7:33 pm
Remember: The real scam is the Casino itself
@mrdr9534
May 7, 2025 at 7:34 pm
!!! Again I’m positively surprised by being absolutely enthralled by a video on a subject that I didn’t even think I would be remotely interested in… Major kudos to the Expert, and to You (Wired) for making this video.
Kind regards.
@ToBeIsWasWere
May 7, 2025 at 8:02 pm
the editing is so bad
@IPC_ADinHD
May 7, 2025 at 8:11 pm
this vid was played right after I watched LeaglEagle stuff and…..I am learning TOO MUCH on gambling things right now but I like the attitude of Sal and I like that with counting in particular to clarify, if you are using your mind, you aren’t cheating. The moment a device is involved, it’s no funny business
@cortecz
May 7, 2025 at 8:30 pm
An impressive expert. Rare.
@erickh7261
May 7, 2025 at 8:34 pm
They should of brought my ex for this video, she is also a cheating expert
@hoboofserenity
May 7, 2025 at 8:35 pm
The perfect strategy computer will be a big threat to casinos in the coming years. With biotechnology now being a thing, the signal device could be implanted subdermally somewhere on the body. And there are already eye prosthetics with cameras in them. AI can be used to read the cards on camera, self-driving cars and facial recognition cameras do it every day. Combine the two, and you won’t even have to signal the perfect strategy computer, it can read the cards for you and tell you how to play through a small vibrating subdermal implant. Or a subdermal speaker in or near your ear. Use your phone as the processor for the whole operation, or have the phone connected to a PC somewhere in the world with serious processing power.
Going to be interesting to see how technology is both implemented and combated in gambling going forward.
@joseph_b319
May 7, 2025 at 8:43 pm
Casinos don’t need to cheat. They just say the machine malfunctioned when you win.
@Matt-mh5us
May 7, 2025 at 8:51 pm
Counting cards isn’t illegal casinos hate it because they don’t win. Plain and simple
@CyberBadgerz
May 7, 2025 at 8:54 pm
this is the guy who reminded tge teacher about homework due
@richardcain447
May 7, 2025 at 9:10 pm
This guy is not an expert at all. This was a hard one to watch
@brightlightsinadarkroom
May 7, 2025 at 9:24 pm
I was totally blindsided by how interesting this was. Probably the best Tech Support since the undertaker.
@computerprogram1
May 8, 2025 at 7:08 pm
This was probably one of the more entertaining videos Ive seen in quite a while.
@alienkittens
May 8, 2025 at 7:09 pm
This makes me not want to gamble even more.
@K-tizzle369
May 8, 2025 at 7:18 pm
Wonder if this guy knows anything about cheating ex wives
@tgarz23
May 8, 2025 at 7:21 pm
Great video – humans’ inventiveness & ability to cheat any system is impressive, for lack of a better word
@Bob-cu8no
May 8, 2025 at 7:22 pm
Why is it considered cheating? It is a skill. No reasonable person would believe that the casinos just don’t like the odds not being in their favour they are happy to use every possible trick to take money of people. And the man just represents his employer who no doubt pay him well?
@andeeharry
May 8, 2025 at 7:22 pm
Thanks for sharing. Yeah, the House always wins. Between this and the 12 mind tricks it uses to keep you in place. It is crazy. It ruins you and watches you like a hawk so you don’t win, while the games are crooked and trigged. It is engineered that way. If someone is ”winning”, you can guarentee that it is either a mark or an employee playing mind games to make it sound worth being there.
@anthonyscott5134
May 8, 2025 at 7:37 pm
I’m still not understanding how that Ocean’s 11 type scam in Macau could have been done. They moved all the furniture into a bedroom, ok, I understand that, but how did they get the gaming tables into the room?
@A3racada3ra
May 8, 2025 at 7:38 pm
I’ve never been to a casino and have no interest in going but this was an amazing episode.
@KimiiiRaikkonen
May 8, 2025 at 7:44 pm
Extremely good content
@Josh-tm8qj
May 8, 2025 at 8:02 pm
0:19 question was “using the shuffe MACHINE”. instead of saying “no”, he decides to answer “yes” and describe a situation that didn’t use a machine. so much idiocy by this guy in this video.
@RenanSolidSnake0
May 8, 2025 at 8:05 pm
10:32 – Oh hi Mark
@jays7761
May 8, 2025 at 8:06 pm
28:33 I can tell that’s a 10 or an Ace…. *turns over a Queen*, LMAO
@DougVandegrift
May 8, 2025 at 8:29 pm
The only way to win at cards is to not play the game
@KPpivot
May 8, 2025 at 8:32 pm
Casinos cheat so the players should cheat
@blugobln85
May 8, 2025 at 8:33 pm
This guy is awesome.
@RobertBeckk
May 8, 2025 at 8:35 pm
Awesome video.
@jnecaise
May 8, 2025 at 8:43 pm
I was a dealer and a dual rate in the business when the Phil Ivey thing went down. Most everyone’s view was, the casino that let him set the rules was just asking to be taken. If a player is telling you to change the rules it’s for a reason, and not one that’s good for the house.
@DUBC_OG_610
May 8, 2025 at 8:49 pm
This is honestly one of the best tech answers interviews wired has done in years. The guy fits the mental image of his job description and he’s truly passionate and knowledgeable. It’s incredibly entertaining
@BVN-TEXAS
May 8, 2025 at 8:52 pm
Card counting is NOT illegal as long as you are doing it your head.
If you have a device like the ones people had in their shoe that would buzz to signal them. You would use your toes to to give inout and it would buzz to give you answers back.
That is illegal.
@jman140692
May 8, 2025 at 8:54 pm
Meanwhile, casinos are allowed to cheat…
@McNab1986
May 8, 2025 at 8:58 pm
Card counting is illegal because it rewards skill and costs people who exploit folk money
@sawxpatscelts
May 8, 2025 at 9:02 pm
Because only casinos can do the screwing, not you and I.
@Evil-Olive
May 8, 2025 at 9:22 pm
I would watch literally anything if Sal is presenting
@LesGaminuscules
May 8, 2025 at 9:24 pm
yes, but they prevent card counting by using 7 plus decks and reshuffling when it gets down to 3?
@natefroggy3626
May 8, 2025 at 9:24 pm
Thanks brian eno
@Gil-X47Lapua
May 9, 2025 at 7:27 pm
Where’d you get this guy? He’s very good.
@thelastwrap7756
May 9, 2025 at 7:31 pm
In my book if the casino has a mathematical advantage and I start winning and thats a problem to you then if I’m not winning, the casino is cheating, by the fact you have a mathematical advantage. One reason why I don’t go to casino’s. If I want to give my money away I can save gas and do it locally.
@snarkmark2806
May 9, 2025 at 7:34 pm
Card counting is not illegal. No jail time. It can get you back roomed and ejected though.
@DennisGr
May 9, 2025 at 7:40 pm
they cheat BY USING MATH and they know it. if you win more than the math says that’s not possible because the math does not fail.
@Jerry-OSBB
May 9, 2025 at 8:04 pm
So its okay for casinos to cheat and count cards but not the customer. Isn’t counting or being kind of aware of what might be left in the deck natural? Instinctive? I think casinos just stop anyone who is winning and say they are cheating. They can’t prove you are cheating. Casinos are just stealing money.
@enoch.balbuena
May 9, 2025 at 8:05 pm
did you like being at breaking bad
@aSpyIntheHaus
May 9, 2025 at 8:11 pm
Great video mate
@wsxy83uqevb78wc
May 9, 2025 at 8:15 pm
Why anyone would spend any amount of time and even less any amount of money in any games anywhere, inside or outside casinos, is beyond my comprehension…
@MetaphysicalShaMan
May 9, 2025 at 8:19 pm
My name is sal itailian name… i catch casito cheesers
@battlecruiserna
May 9, 2025 at 8:22 pm
seems to me the more authoritarian a casino, the more greasy they are, since a hassle is a great way to filter people with a brain
@Lokielan
May 9, 2025 at 8:22 pm
Remember, you cant outsmart the rich, only they can outsmart you.
@moustiboy
May 9, 2025 at 8:26 pm
He’s very knowledgeable and entertaining!
@douglasphillips1203
May 9, 2025 at 8:31 pm
The mob still run things. They’re just a different kind of mob.
@juneyshu6197
May 9, 2025 at 8:33 pm
I didnt know counting was illegal. Isnt it just eidetic memory or intelligence? OK, I heard him! Its not.
@SmokeTreesTV
May 9, 2025 at 8:42 pm
Man when you pulled those marked Ace’s out of the deck, blew my mind.. 11:55
@DeconvertedMan
May 9, 2025 at 8:43 pm
I cant move my toes other then pinky and big toe seperatly enough to tap hidden keys that must be a whole set of mutant powers to do that! 😀
@Chino-Kafuu
May 9, 2025 at 8:48 pm
Thanks. I never been to a casino, now I’ll never go. 😂
@youdontknowme2915
May 9, 2025 at 8:54 pm
It’s not illegal
@TheFeebleClone
May 9, 2025 at 8:55 pm
Short Answer: It’s the Casino’s job to rob you.
@mihai000000
May 9, 2025 at 8:55 pm
everything that this guy says is that casinos themself are cheaters and they don’t allow other cheaters. Why is an industry like this allowed to thrive ?
@mfc8778
May 9, 2025 at 8:57 pm
forget about it
@Unpainted_Huffhines
May 9, 2025 at 9:08 pm
Interesting. Wired edited out his answer that included Covid masks.
@donraptor6156
May 9, 2025 at 9:12 pm
Card counting iS NOT ILLEGAL.
@livefromva6479
May 9, 2025 at 9:15 pm
That last one is crazy
@NOTSURE-m9i
May 9, 2025 at 9:23 pm
I can’t help but count. It isn’t my fault I never forget.
@stephen285
May 10, 2025 at 6:37 pm
fascinating
@AverageDadOfficial
May 10, 2025 at 6:38 pm
What a great video!!!
@Wiggly-g2h
May 10, 2025 at 7:01 pm
How does one get to be a cheating expert though?
@Mockersin
May 10, 2025 at 7:19 pm
Card counting isn’t illegal. It’s just math. However it is against all casinos policies and they are within their rights to kick you out
@optimumpcyt
May 10, 2025 at 7:21 pm
Even the guy who helps make sure the casino is the only one doing the cheating has a YouTube channel thesr days.
@Firehawk376
May 10, 2025 at 7:22 pm
The only card game (or casino game for that matter) that is mathematically winnable for the player assuming no one is cheating is blackjack. Your odds aren’t great, but they are better than 50%. Everything else? It doesn’t really matter what you do, you’re still losing.
@mikesmusicden
May 10, 2025 at 7:34 pm
I’m not a gambler, but that was a really interesting video! 👍
@funandgames2339
May 10, 2025 at 7:36 pm
Edge sorting has been considered a legitimate advantage play tactic for over 60 years by both the players and the casinos, but after a few casinos got got for a large amount of money they retroactively changed the rules and some guy in a robe that hasn’t gambled a single day in his life told literally everyone that they’re wrong.
@ExtrienV
May 10, 2025 at 7:45 pm
in online blackjack, there was a table that encouraged dealers to discuss sports. the dealer would drop sports team names as indications for what card he had facedown
@sharkas9965
May 10, 2025 at 7:46 pm
The personification of the “leave those multi billion dollar companies alone” meme.
@maxloewe9162
May 10, 2025 at 7:49 pm
Back in the days he’d be called a snitch 🥲
@cmichaelhoover8432
May 10, 2025 at 7:54 pm
I doubt that I will ever be in a casino, but I found this fascinating!
@semajsga
May 10, 2025 at 7:56 pm
Hot take: casinos deserve to be cheated.
@michellebwilson2610
May 10, 2025 at 7:56 pm
Information dense. Whew!
@simonlevett4776
May 10, 2025 at 8:04 pm
Card counting is illegal because it gives punters the chance to win. But gambling is a mugs game.
@bruce4139
May 10, 2025 at 8:27 pm
super glad you clarified that counting cards isn’t cheating
@SarusMindfury
May 10, 2025 at 8:28 pm
Wait, Casino’s keeping your biometrics without permision without you making anything ilegal should be ilegal for sure, right?
@Faramik2000
May 10, 2025 at 8:29 pm
YOOO THIS GUY IS BACK I REWATCHED THE FIRST VID OF THIS GUY SO MANY TIMES CUZ OF HIM HAHAHA
@bryan9587
May 10, 2025 at 8:41 pm
I like how he completely avoided answering the question at 13:46 lol. So let me answer for him:
Basically because 1) they were a highly trained team of several people with a big bankroll available 2) they did it for months 3) card counting was relatively new at the time, so casinos were not prepared for it 4) there weren’t any shuffling machines (CSM or ASM) back then, all shuffling was done manually by the dealer, which allowed the count to actually stay fair and, well, countable
@123lowp
May 10, 2025 at 8:44 pm
WOW
@johnobrien8398
May 10, 2025 at 8:53 pm
Why is it a crime for remembering what cards have come out of the pack
@johnkim9086
May 10, 2025 at 8:58 pm
I dont know why i got recommended this lol must be all the bluffs videos im watching
@JonMurman
May 10, 2025 at 8:59 pm
27:00 he never actually answered the question. Was Phil Cheating?
@skatar01887
May 10, 2025 at 9:03 pm
Speaking for myself I do not gamble at casinos. Life itself is a gamble & crap shoot. Can’t for the life of me understand how stacking the deck with the house just about always winning isn’t cheating in & of itself. So why bother when the odds are stacked against you. So I applaud anyone who can get over a casino by any means.
@rcorky
May 10, 2025 at 9:10 pm
Fascinating
@Guy_lordhavemercy
May 11, 2025 at 5:04 pm
This guy is asking for physical bodily harm
@Klarified01
May 11, 2025 at 5:19 pm
This video is good af! This guys is the best
@cicero275
May 11, 2025 at 5:20 pm
Vegas was built by losers 🎉
@thelegacyTYT
May 11, 2025 at 5:29 pm
I never thought casinos and cards could be so entertaining
@TrackstarBR
May 11, 2025 at 5:34 pm
Card counting is only bad because you’re using math like the casino to better your odds.
@dsm8560
May 11, 2025 at 5:38 pm
I saw a documentry many years ago about beating the casinos. One part of it featured the guy who invented the
blackjack computer you put in your shoe. He and his son started testing it in real casinos. His son was winning so much money
the casino at the time took him to a back room questioned him and at some stage found the computer in his shoe. All this was handed to the authorities.
Luckily for them the police or the FBI , at the time, could not figure what the computer was being used for. They got off without being charged with anything.
@Hubbubb22-citiesskylines
May 11, 2025 at 5:40 pm
If you’re winning consistently, there is something wrong. Then the easiest way to win is to not play. So why do so many people play?
@russellstyles5381
May 11, 2025 at 5:44 pm
Short answer – because it improves your chance of winning. Can’t have that.
done.
@NoobsDeSroobs
May 11, 2025 at 5:47 pm
So, if the games are mathematically rigged to make you lose, then that is cheating. Ok, so using math in these games is fine then. Good! BUT, if the player is using math to rig the game in their favour instead it is cheating. Ok, gotcha. Makes sense.
@KaeFwam
May 11, 2025 at 5:59 pm
Card counting is not cheating, if that’s what you’re referring to.
@PxNxWxGxW
May 11, 2025 at 6:09 pm
Counting cards shouldnt be illegal if you are not holding up the game.
@Lurkston_Howell_IV
May 11, 2025 at 6:19 pm
This was absolutely fascinating.
@lucasterable
May 11, 2025 at 6:20 pm
Adopting winning strategies is illegal.
@LeeMooEez
May 11, 2025 at 6:51 pm
they ban dana white because he’s so good with the game and they only gonna let the one who bring money in..play..LOL
@adamgaulin7821
May 11, 2025 at 7:05 pm
I love watching a professional who really knows his stuff
@tolowreading6807
May 11, 2025 at 7:11 pm
But is counting cards illegal? How do they prove you’re not just lucky?
@pullt
May 11, 2025 at 7:14 pm
Why is card counting illegal? It isn’t. Whoever wrote that is an idiot
@FourthWayRanch
May 11, 2025 at 7:30 pm
just look at the size of those expensive casinos, who do you think is making the money, gamblers or them?
@Choc_Chilla
May 11, 2025 at 7:52 pm
wow rocket science 😛
@xISOLATORx
May 11, 2025 at 8:30 pm
Because casinos want your money…
@nycplanes
May 11, 2025 at 8:34 pm
Just don’t Gamble😂😂😂
@nycplanes
May 11, 2025 at 8:36 pm
Counting car was very easy for me
@timaglam9140
May 11, 2025 at 8:38 pm
I dnt even know wtf is a black jack, why did i watch all of these
@tucatucz
May 11, 2025 at 8:53 pm
That’s not a dice. Thats a d6. You’re welcome.
@ThePrufessa
May 11, 2025 at 9:11 pm
22:25 this is what happened to Phil Ivey and his cheating partner when they were going around playing baccarat.
@ThePrufessa
May 11, 2025 at 9:14 pm
24:23 I do the exact opposite to make sure I’m getting a good shuffle. I make sure there’s a new card on top every time.
@ajuslucky5432
May 12, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Don’t let him see the pro card counter they had on wired a year ago
@TheFuriousTee
May 12, 2025 at 5:05 pm
This was fascinating. But i think they probably stll administer beatings 😂
@puppiTube
May 12, 2025 at 5:09 pm
Lots of th8s is nonsense
When we catch you, we already know you. All about you.
@IbraNNB7
May 12, 2025 at 5:29 pm
card counting is illegal and you definitely go to jail
@666skyshadow
May 12, 2025 at 5:39 pm
The false shuffles were crazy impressive!
@nunyabusiness5275
May 12, 2025 at 5:40 pm
12:36 I was just thinking, I would get contacts since I already wear them😂
@MagnusAndersen1
May 12, 2025 at 5:40 pm
The Ehrmantraut of gambling.
@PrestonG.
May 12, 2025 at 5:56 pm
Ex-colleague of mine, was a “magician” and he told me he was banned in some casinos in Vegas. Guy was good.
@PrestonG.
May 12, 2025 at 6:01 pm
Anyone can false shuffle. Its but hard, I could with my sealed pokemon decks at 12 years old
@PrestonG.
May 12, 2025 at 6:07 pm
Guys were chip dumping in a 2v1 poker game on me. I say 2v1 because every time i was the big blind they bet big.
In the end i still won 1st place; i only played good hands
@a_man_and_his_hobbies
May 12, 2025 at 6:37 pm
Oh, I had to click on this. Something I can do in my brain is illegal?
@jzayas5698
May 12, 2025 at 7:02 pm
Counting cards is illegal because basically anyone with enough time and dedication can learn it and will make you a lot of money.
@WobblesandBean
May 12, 2025 at 7:19 pm
It’s “illegal” because it loses casinos money. That’s all there is to it. They can’t do anything about clever people outsmarting them.
@lancedicker858
May 12, 2025 at 7:22 pm
Mind…blown. Incredible episode!
@CrimsonFox36
May 12, 2025 at 7:27 pm
“The top card was getting dusty”
Thats a great one
@8815snooky
May 12, 2025 at 7:36 pm
That’s. “The Sting”.
@WobblesandBean
May 12, 2025 at 7:52 pm
29:00 I say, not cheating. It’s not a hack, it’s an exploit.
@Manuel-un4vm
May 12, 2025 at 8:06 pm
It’s not
@MuTLY
May 12, 2025 at 8:08 pm
Amazing explanations!
@SabastianMoran
May 12, 2025 at 8:20 pm
May 12, 2025 – In my opinion, the best way to have money, is to keep in your pocket and not gamble. Having said that, I really enjoyed watching this video. The host is fun and informative, and as a person born and raised in New York City, I have to ask … is that a New York accent the host has? Doesn’t matter… he’s cool.
@WayTooSuppish
May 12, 2025 at 8:48 pm
This is likely the best most entertaining guy ever
@jon8706
May 12, 2025 at 8:59 pm
His whole job is to protect the real cheaters.
@iiiiiiiiiiiiililiiiiio
May 12, 2025 at 9:00 pm
surprise, surprise. of course hes jewish
@alaridkonz
May 12, 2025 at 9:12 pm
we don’t have the technology to make sure the pattern on the back of the cards looks the same after being turned around
@Rainy_Day12234
May 12, 2025 at 9:28 pm
It not illegal to count cards, but the practice is identified as cutting the house edge and people practicing it are told to leave and not come back.
@Iansco1
May 13, 2025 at 6:21 pm
So a cheaters identical twin gets banned too?
@libs-Suk-Balz
May 13, 2025 at 6:22 pm
It’s not illegal to count cards
@ninoblack_5758
May 13, 2025 at 6:43 pm
Word to the wise Don’t gamble
@rpfs2691
May 13, 2025 at 6:50 pm
Card counting isn’t illegal. It may go against the house rules, but there is no law that says you’re not allowed to count cards.
@TuLoSabe
May 13, 2025 at 6:51 pm
The accent is spot on
@andrewbeltran5795
May 13, 2025 at 6:54 pm
I’m ready to put casinos out of business now. Wish me luck 🎰
@stel1000
May 13, 2025 at 7:07 pm
Why is this cheating and it’s not cheating to disallow it and make good players not have a chance to play at all and only allow loosers to keep playing ?
@brennenmay2281
May 13, 2025 at 7:12 pm
Crooked dice probably don’t make it into actual casinos often, but I bet at old mom and pop places, underground spots, and private parties it’s extremely common
@MM-vv8mt
May 13, 2025 at 7:21 pm
Facinating!
@fredt1983
May 13, 2025 at 7:21 pm
Slot machines, well, guess what, much like 98% of electronics, they can not handle magnets, and be forced into a restart pretty easily. So the first step is to low bet and create a before and after sample size to see if the casino is fu…dging you.
After that there’s a lot of brute force tools that would be blatantly obvious and set off the coin door sound, but there’s also _others_ .
Fun facts!
@alexanderlanderveil2138
May 13, 2025 at 7:30 pm
Hearing Biometrica being brought up is kinda terrifying. Imagine someone makes a database for everything like that.
@brianvogt8125
May 13, 2025 at 7:33 pm
Sal Piacente is in the same league as magicians. They’re all masters of deception.
@SentientRaven
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 pm
Holy heck, have you got the accent to go with the job, too!
@drawfark
May 13, 2025 at 7:37 pm
Why would anyone who wasn’t already an experienced scammer even walk into the place? There is no actual hope of an accidental win is there?
@dorup9060
May 13, 2025 at 7:50 pm
the mob doesn’t control the casino anymore 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 yeah right
@huckleberryfinn8795
May 13, 2025 at 7:53 pm
This guy is a corporate boot licker 😂😂😂
@dinnerlady1119
May 13, 2025 at 7:58 pm
i dont play cards, but loved this! so interesting.
@lunespeon7055
May 13, 2025 at 7:59 pm
I’m 28, I’ve never been to a casino in my entire life, but this video was so interesting, had me engaged and paying attention the entire time
@Cerberusx32
May 13, 2025 at 8:02 pm
If you are not cheating, but are card counting are simply wicked smart. Is it legal or illegal for them to put you into a biometrica database? You did nothing wrong, but they are taking your personal information about you and putting it in a data base to sell or use.
@williampike6813
May 13, 2025 at 8:07 pm
That was awesome. Its also why i dont gamble
@GiBMan70
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 pm
Fascinating stuff.
@carlosmelgar4165
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 pm
I don’t know much about gambling but this was so passionate and knowledgeable that it was one of the most entertaining videos I’ve seen in a while
@boxkid759
May 13, 2025 at 8:46 pm
Honestly I support the cheaters.
@RoadsideHero
May 13, 2025 at 8:50 pm
Answering the thumbnail question. Card counting is not illegal. It’s also not cheating. It is making calculated decisions on the cards that have been played and the possible cards remaining. It is very difficult and a lot of the time does not pay off necessarily. Casinos want you to think its illegal because it has a higher chance of beating the house vs straight instinct playing with your feelings/Gut instinct. It is the same as playing poker and understanding the odds and reading your opponent. Except your opponet is the casino not another player so the casino calls it againt their terms of servervice/play.
@mikethebeginner
May 13, 2025 at 8:50 pm
Jeremy Tan: Never bet with strangers.
@tonymoto1188
May 14, 2025 at 4:16 pm
The mob still runs them
@nodamnametouse
May 14, 2025 at 4:19 pm
They still cheat.
@webuiltthissmitty
May 14, 2025 at 4:38 pm
How did I know exactly what this guy sounded like before I even clicked on the video? lol
@anissdjadouri
May 14, 2025 at 5:10 pm
This guy will find out that you’re cheating even if you’re not
@juu2356
May 14, 2025 at 5:15 pm
geez. Can’t remember when was the last time I learned so much new things in that short amount of time.
I am just wtf.
@XalenPrime
May 14, 2025 at 5:33 pm
It’s illegal because rich people who own the casino paid to have laws put into place so that smart people wouldn’t be aloud to outplay them and take their money. Like most laws, they only matter if you’re too poor to pay your way out of it.
@tbrown8721
May 14, 2025 at 5:42 pm
Great content here!
@itzmikeomg2755
May 14, 2025 at 5:45 pm
Card counting does not exist, it is an excuse that casinos use so they can ban good players.
@bretwomble8357
May 14, 2025 at 5:58 pm
Just finished the video:
Alright folks wish me luck!
@Lennyohh
May 14, 2025 at 6:02 pm
What this showed me is that casino cheating is akin to black magic because wtf even are half these tricks. The false shuffle section was insanity
@smoothsinger422
May 14, 2025 at 6:05 pm
This was a great Q&A. He knows his stuff
@MrAncop
May 14, 2025 at 6:13 pm
If i bring a banana do i get +15 mult?
@Glostahdude
May 14, 2025 at 6:36 pm
Great video!
@2yoyoyo1Unplugged
May 14, 2025 at 6:44 pm
So basically if you stand a good chance at winning and could actually make money, you aren’t gonna be allowed to play.
@HookahOtaku
May 14, 2025 at 7:16 pm
Casino’s are a fools game. Unless you cheat well, you shouldn’t waste your time and money here. These places are made for people to lose all the time. You win small occasionally to emotionally manipulate you to gamble more. You never truly win big. Oh and if you do have legit skill, you get added to a database, so also discriminated.
@carlotamagdalenoruiz1735
May 14, 2025 at 7:17 pm
😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤
@PeterGriffin-u6l
May 14, 2025 at 7:24 pm
So its absolutely a scam and you get mad at people evening up the odds
@Seri-Katil
May 14, 2025 at 7:34 pm
So casino dealers can cheat but the players aren’t allowed? I call bs on that. If dealers are allowed to cheat then dont get mad when the players cheat them back
@DanielRenardAnimation
May 14, 2025 at 8:13 pm
*Casino: [Rigs games against players]*
*Player: [Studies hard and becomes skilled enough to counteract these disadvantages]*
*Casino:* _n- NO!_ ಠ∩ಠ
@craziewhiteboy
May 14, 2025 at 8:43 pm
Of course his name is Sal. 😂
@brian5700
May 14, 2025 at 8:52 pm
This was amazing, just imagine all of the things he DIDN’T tell us!
@carolr7823
May 14, 2025 at 8:54 pm
Card counting isn’t cheating since it is just using your brain, the same as in poker.
@SomeOne-jx2bu
May 14, 2025 at 8:54 pm
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@YurtFerguson
May 14, 2025 at 9:17 pm
One of my all-time questions is what game in modern casino table games is the least likely to be cheated. The only one I can truly feel confidence in being a random event is roulette.
@TheSpectralFX
May 14, 2025 at 9:18 pm
Man that was legitimatelly educating, thanks for that.
@tituslafrombois1164
May 15, 2025 at 4:01 pm
Sleight of hand always just looks like actual magic to me. I truly don’t understand how you can do those things with your hands without looking like you’re doing anything with your hands
@jTheN77
May 15, 2025 at 4:07 pm
Casinos are entertainment. Not a source of income. That is what they say. Just like lotteries. They pick the games with probabilities that favor them. And adjust payouts to match their benefit, their incone
@arturomillan
May 15, 2025 at 4:10 pm
So, why IS card counting illegal? Timestamp for that one, please.
@torben777
May 15, 2025 at 4:19 pm
Card counting is not illegal.
The casinos just dont want the business of card counters.
@paulplymouth348
May 15, 2025 at 4:23 pm
Can someone share where i can find more information on the Macau scam? I would love to learn more!
@hanzfranz7739
May 15, 2025 at 4:34 pm
cheaters cheating the cheaters
@declanashmore
May 15, 2025 at 4:45 pm
So happy to hear him say “die” for singular.
@maddog9213
May 15, 2025 at 4:59 pm
15:53 sounds simple. i can build that
@snarkyjay4744
May 15, 2025 at 5:16 pm
This is one of the best videos I’ve ever seen on YouTube, and I watch YouTube every day. This guy is incredible and I need to see if he has his own channel now.
@mrgoladkin1808
May 15, 2025 at 5:25 pm
So… People are cheating at the casinos??
@louisguillebeau494
May 15, 2025 at 5:43 pm
Didn’t they statistically prove that Shoeless Joe didn’t throw the Series?
@DaveRMP12
May 15, 2025 at 5:49 pm
Bill Goldberg looks a little different than I remember…
@RC-8107
May 15, 2025 at 6:08 pm
I absolutely love learning random things that I will probably never use in my lifetime!
It’s like listening to the stories of other patients in the psych ward. You know it probably doesn’t affect you any, but there’s still a feeling of company.
@furncemanjim
May 15, 2025 at 6:47 pm
This is why I no longer go to casinos, the games are rigged for the house to win, this guy admits it, it’s better to save your money or spend it on something you can really enjoy.
@gabrielmatheus8516
May 15, 2025 at 6:51 pm
false shuffle scared me a little
@Iaresamurai
May 15, 2025 at 6:56 pm
27:42 close enough
@bobjohnson973
May 15, 2025 at 7:12 pm
I used to play blackjack and i always won a quick 50 bucks when i started cause i played small tables but i never walked away. Idk if i had done that once a day everyday if it would have a always worked but i was a degenerate gambler meaning i didnt have much money but id keep playing til id lost it all and sometimes id win 1 or 2 grand but id give it back…
@Ruiner89
May 15, 2025 at 8:17 pm
Cheating doesn’t exist, the end.
@Ruiner89
May 15, 2025 at 8:19 pm
It should be possible for anyone and everyone to win or the game is wrong.
@Ruiner89
May 15, 2025 at 8:21 pm
The dealer isn’t a player. He should just be dealing.
@Ruiner89
May 15, 2025 at 8:21 pm
Maybe every player should be the dealer too? The end.
@HenshinFanatic
May 15, 2025 at 8:30 pm
As if casinos aren’t still run by organized crime.
@LetsTalkAbout1125
May 15, 2025 at 8:30 pm
11:59 😭😭that’s crazy man
@Ruiner89
May 15, 2025 at 8:44 pm
Just play the roulette wheel and become rich, the end.
@Cee_Nelly
May 15, 2025 at 8:55 pm
If I gambled, I’d definitely be looking for a way to cheat at it. But Wow… this teaches me i’m not smart enough to cheat. So no need to gamble. LOL