By: Branden Cheverino, Brent Fishman, Yunmin Noh, Ray John Pili, Chuxuan Seow, and Steven

Silk

Chinese New Years Eve 2011 One of the biggest gambling nights of the

year Ring of players called “The Cutters” used a

small camera that rests on the tip of a finger to identify the cards while they are being cut

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10vF28NMJ20

Understaffing in the surveillance room Understaffing on the casino floor The player is allowed to cut the deck in

Baccarat The game tends to move at a slow place

allowing time for a player to receive the images of the cards, study them, and enter the game

Macau officials warned casinos in Las Vegas about “The Cutters”

A group of players took more than $1 million ◦ That same group has taken tens of millions

internationally Security questioned them They were released without police charges

due to a lack of evidence

Staff more than the normal 3-5 people to be working in surveillance◦ Train them to watch the games proactively

Hire more than one floor supervisor to watch the games

Watch closer on high limit games especially on high volume nights

Run a more thorough background check on employees to avoid collusion

Don’t allow players to cut the deck

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