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Casino Cheat: Technology Doomed to Fail

UNITED STATES – As reported by the Silicon News: "A notorious casino cheat has suggested many of the technologies being touted as anti-cheating measures are doomed to expensive failure – criticising the effectiveness of controversial solutions such as RFID and facial recognition.

"Richard Marcus told silicon.com he is now 'more or less retired' but is widely regarded as a leading authority on casino cheating, having scammed a reported $5m during a 25-year in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, London and Monte Carlo.

"And despite seeing a raft of high-tech measures brought in to thwart his kind, Marcus has warned the casinos they're making the wrong bet by backing technology.

"…'Almost everybody gets caught,' said Marcus, who has never been convicted of any crimes against casinos. 'But it's not because of the technology. Casino cheats are desperate people and they do stupid things. Most people get caught because they get too much exposure.'

"…Marcus argues that such technology is still only as good as the people working in the casino – who he fooled for years - and if the cheater doesn't draw too much attention to themselves and gets onto and away from the table quickly it's unlikely the records will be checked…"

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