Do Casinos Cheat At Baccarat?
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Baccarat Today
Baccarat is a game that is played in numerous casinos in Singapore. This is where the customers will either bet on player, banker, or tie during the game. From there, they would win a specific pay out from the game if their specific bets come off good. This is how the game is currently played in the market and in casino all around Singapore.
The casinos in Singapore are heavily regulated to ensure that no forms of cheating is allowed to take place. Otherwise, heavy suspension will be imposed to the casino as a court of law and also their casino license which is a huge hassle to obtain will be revoked from the specific party. This is one of the main reasons as to why casinos in Singapore rarely try to cheat their players for their money. So, we would say that casino who try to cheat their players out of their money would be very rare unless they are underground casinos who are not legal in the first place. Thus, these are the places you should avoid in the first place when coming to playing Baccarat.
Baccarat In The Past
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Card marking
In the past, casinos tend to use this method to take away unsuspecting players money. This is whereas the name suggests, the banker would mark the card in any way they please which is only noticeable by them. This is typically played in casino which are ran by a group or accomplice The dealer will have a pre-set of marked cards which would allow them to now what card in coming up next. From there, they can easily predict or influence the opposing player to make a move in his or her favor.
This is a pretty old school method which is nowadays commonly used between groups of acquaintances. This is where all they need to do is either fold, chip or highlight the card to ensure that the card always face in their hand.
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Card cutting or automatic digital camera shuffling
If you are playing in an illegal casino, then this is a type of method that many dealers use to cheat their customer out of their money. This is where the banker will have a digital tool that marks a certain card. The most common tool used is a magnet. This is where cards such as the Ace or Picture cards will be individuated by the magnet and the dealer can choose to either use the card or muck it as a burned card.
This goes similarly with digital camera shuffling. This is where usually the dealer is carrying an earpiece in his or her ear. This earpiece will indicate to the banker how the cards have been shuffled in the shuffler. Then, from here, the dealer would ideally have an accomplice in the group who will choose to either cut the deck to suite the rotation pattern.
The two methods above are one of the most common and old school methods of how casinos try to cheat their customers money away from them. These methods have been few and far in today’s era of Baccarat. However, do not be surprised if you see some of these methods being used even in these modern times. Thus, we would always recommend players to gamble at legal casinos such as the Marina Bay Sands or Sentosa as opposed to casinos that are more sketchy or unknown to the general market. This is to avoid yourself being caught in a scam syndicate where you could be looking to lose al your precious earnings in just one night.
