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As most people are naturally competitive, it's no surprise that, when it comes to console gaming, it appears that almost everyone cheats. This can be by finding information on the internet, or by running bots that do a lot of the work for you. The problem here is that if your opponent is cheating, then you can't win unless you too cheat yourself. And then the whole gaming community starts a downwards spiral of self-destruction. We feel that if casino gamblers could cheat, they would do so too.

Thanks to the house edge, the casino will always win in the long run. That's the nature of its business. But for some gamblers, that's unacceptable. They spend considerable time and effort in designing methods by which they can beat the house. Of course, these tactics are not fair, legal or sportsmanlike. The idea is to take as much money from the casino, without getting caught. Some use sleight of hand, others develop tiny computers or put together expert blackjack card counting teams.

Richard Marcus is considered to e one of the greatest casino cheats in history. What's more interesting is that no one had any idea how he was able to cheat the casinos over so many years without being caught. Only after he was finally caught, tried and imprisoned, did he reveal all. He wrote a book in which he laid out all his previous exploits along with the techniques used. It turns out they were nothing special, mainly being sleight of hand tricks and using other players as a distraction.

The idea of beating the system, whether game-play or the casino's own security has been seen as a valid challenge for many a scammer and theif.

It's common knowledge that the casino has a built in advantage over the players. The games are set up in such a way, that though some can be beaten, on the whole the house will win most of the time. It is a business after all. But there are successful casino players who know what they're doing and have the skills and more than a little luck on their side, thus enabling them to win. They are able to turn the house edge into their favor.