National Geographic - The World's Greatest Gambling Scams

The World's Greatest Gambling Scams" details the best scams ever pulled off in the adrenaline-fuelled gambling world. They range from those relying on basic sleight-of-hand manoeuvres to those that utilise gadgets based on the very latest high-tech wizardry.

Scams examined include:

• The famous Ritz Roulette Scam that used mini-computers and cell phones to determine on what number the roulette ball would drop.
• Big-action baccarat games in which the dealers merely pretended to shuffle the cards.
• A dye solution for marking casino cards that can only be seen with special contact lenses and disappears without trace an hour after its application.
• A tiny weightless receiver embedded into a roulette ball and controlled by a radio transmitter hidden in a pack of Marlboro cigarettes.
• And More...

 

 

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