Gambling Cheating Devices

Card Hold Outs

Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out
Card Cheating device
Card Cheating device
Sleeve Card Hold Out
Sleeve Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out Jacob's Ladder
Card Hold Out Jacob's Ladder
Card Hold Out Pullys
Card Hold Out Pullys
Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out
Card Hold Out cheating device
Card Hold Out cheating device
Card Hold Out Bug
Card Hold Out Bug
Card Hold Out Bug
Card Hold Out Bug
Card Hold Outs Bugs
Card Hold Outs Bugs
Shirt Card Hold Out
Shirt Card Hold Out
Cold Deck Card hold Out
Cold Deck Card hold Out
Cold deck hold out
Cold deck hold out
Cold Deck Hold Out
Cold Deck Hold Out
Card Hold Out Bean Shooter
Card Hold Out Bean Shooter
Shirt Card Hold Out
Shirt Card Hold Out

Extended

Card Marking Tools

Card marking kits were used to apply marks known only to those informed or with the proper lenses designed to make the marks visible. This type of card marking had to happen when the crook had complete and private access to the cards that will later be put into play.

Daub cups were used to mark cards as a game was being dealt. They were often pinned to the inside of a shirt sleeve to give the cheat easy access.

Card Marking kit cheating
Card Marking kit cheating
Card Marking template cheating
Card Marking template cheating
card marking stencils
card marking stencils
Blue Cheater glasses
Blue Cheater glasses
Red Cheater glasses
Red Cheater glasses
Violet Cheater glasses
Violet Cheater glasses
card marking daub cups
card marking daub cups
card marking daub cups
card marking daub cups
daub cups
daub cups

Card Punches

card punch cheating device
card punch cheating device
card punch cheating device
card punch cheating device
card punch cheating device
card punch cheating device
thumb card punch cheater
thumb card punch cheater
card punch cheating
card punch cheating

Card Trimmers and Corner Rounders

card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
negative card trimmer stripper decks
negative card trimmer stripper decks
negative card trimmer stripper decks
negative card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks Mason
card trimmer stripper decks Mason
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
card trimmer stripper decks
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating
Card rounder cheating

Card trimmers were used to make "stripper" decks. These were decks of cards with some cut smaller than others either on the side or on the ends. The purpose of the "resizing" of some cards was to enable a skilled card mechanic to "strip" cards he wanted during a shuffle and position them in the deck were he wanted them.

Card Corner Rounders were necessarily paired with card trimmers. After a card was trimmed it was required to "re-round" the corners to make the card appear to be on the square

Shiners

Chip Shiner cheating
Chip Shiner cheating
matchbox Shiner cheating
matchbox Shiner cheating
penny shiner cheating
penny shiner cheating
ring shiner cheating
ring shiner cheating
cigarette shiner cheat
cigarette shiner cheat

Dice Cheating Devices

Loaded dice jig
Loaded dice jig
loaded dice jig
loaded dice jig
loaded dice jig
loaded dice jig

Dice jigs are used by cheats to load their gaffed dice with material. Dice a place on/in the jib to ensure the drill will remove only the spot and nothing more. Once the new hole is bored out the cheat adds material that is more dense than the rest of the die, thus making one face heavier than the others. Loads used ranged from tungsten to lead to gold.

Dice Edgers

whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating
whip dice dice edger cheating

This collection of dice edgers are great examples of one type of tool dice cheat have used to create what is known as "Whip Dice." Whip dice have their edges planed off to remove the sharp 90 degree angle required for precision dice. With a new "flat" edge the dice and be manipulated in a dice cup to land the way the cheat wants them to. The whip dice must be paired with a cup lined with "silky" sides in order to operate properly. If you ever shoot dice from a cup do yourself a favor and examine the interior of the cup, if it isn't "ribbed" don't play.

whip cup cheating dice
whip cup cheating dice
whip cup cheating dice
whip cup cheating dice
whip cup cheating dice
whip cup cheating dice

If you look closely you can see the edges of these dice have had the 90degree angle removed. The whip dice are paired with a specially designed cup lined with a "silky" liner in order to facilitate the whip effect. If you ever shoot dice from a cup do yourself a favor and examine the interior of the cup, if it isn't "ribbed" don't play.

butterfly cup dice cheating
butterfly cup dice cheating

The butterfly cup is so named for the secret compartment at the bottom of the cup. Gaffed dice are secreted on one side waiting for the cheat to push a hidden button on the cup and switch with with true dice.

dice bevel cheating
dice bevel cheating
dice bevel cheating
dice bevel cheating

Dice bevels were used to create gaffed dice known as "shapes." These shaped dice had a rounded surface on one or more sides. This non-flat face was intended to rock the die over to any other face, make in the rounded side more likely land face up.

Mag dice charger cheating
Mag dice charger cheating
Mag dice charger cheating
Mag dice charger cheating
Mag dice charger cheating Alnico
Mag dice charger cheating Alnico

These chargers were used to create a strong magnetic field in dice loaded with ferris material. These "electric" dice were manipulated by a cheat employing a magnet to make certain their preferred number appear face up.

juiced dice backgammon table
juiced dice backgammon table
juiced dice
juiced dice
juiced dice table
juiced dice table

Table can be rigged with electro-magnets that have an advantage over magnets. They can be turned on and off at the will of the cheater.

juiced dice porcelain cup
juiced dice porcelain cup
juiced dice chuck a luck
juiced dice chuck a luck
mag dice juiced dice remote control
mag dice juiced dice remote control

Electronic or "Mag" dice can be incorporated into many different types of games of chance.

Bell joint dice magnets
Bell joint dice magnets
dice magnets
dice magnets

Magnets were sometimes concealed on a cheater's person. Sometimes in the pant leg and some in a undergarment on the torso.

loaded dice hold outs
loaded dice hold outs
loaded dice hold outs
loaded dice hold outs
loaded dice hold outs
loaded dice hold outs
loaded dice hold outs chip cup
loaded dice hold outs chip cup
loaded dice hold outs chip cup
loaded dice hold outs chip cup
loaded dice hold out
loaded dice hold out
loaded dice stick hold out
loaded dice stick hold out
loaded dice hold out
loaded dice hold out
loaded dice waist hold out
loaded dice waist hold out

Gaffed dice must be put into a game in order to be used. These are different examples of how dice are concealed before and after the switches made.

Gaffed Shoes

gaffed shoe prism
gaffed shoe prism
gaffed shoe peak
gaffed shoe peak

Two ways to make a "gaffed" shoe. The first is uses a prism to reflect the value of the next card to be dealt. The second shoe leaves a window exposing the card's value. Only the dealer is in the proper position to see the next card.

Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out
Gaffed shoe electronic deck hold out

This is a really interesting gaff to a baccarat shoe. A prearranged deck (cold deck) is hidden in this electronic shoe waiting to be triggered and sent to the back of the other decks at the whim of the cheat. This show is at least 70 years old.

shoe light activation device cheating
shoe light activation device cheating
shoe light activation device cheating
shoe light activation device cheating
shoe light activation device cheating
shoe light activation device cheating

This device was used with an electronic dealing shoe on Blackjack. Secreted within the shoe were batteries, a light, prism and a radio receiver. When the watch like device was activated it would trigger a light to turn on and reveal, with the use of a prism, the next card's value to the dealer. The dealer would then signal his confederate to hit or stand based on the value of the card.

Roulette Cheating Devices

electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
electronic roulette wheel cheating
Roulette wheel magnetic needle
Roulette wheel magnetic needle
Roulette wheel magnetic needle
Roulette wheel magnetic needle
Roulette wheel magnetic needle
Roulette wheel magnetic needle
electronic Roulette wheel ball knocker cheating
electronic Roulette wheel ball knocker cheating
electronic Roulette wheel ball knocker cheating
electronic Roulette wheel ball knocker cheating
electronic Roulette wheel ball knocker cheating
electronic Roulette wheel ball knocker cheating

This wheel manufactured around 100 years ago was and rigged so the dealer could push a hidden button and cause a small pin to protrude and knock the ball off the track. This was done to force the ball off the track when it was far from the numbers with the biggest bets.

Misc. Cheating Devices

Chip Hold Out device
Chip Hold Out device

Slot Cheating Devices

slot cheating coin stringers
slot cheating coin stringers
slot cheating coin stringers
slot cheating coin stringers
slot cheating coin stringers
slot cheating coin stringers

Slot Cheating Device - Slugs

dollar slugs slot cheating
dollar slugs slot cheating
Slot cheating slug mold
Slot cheating slug mold
Slot cheating slug mold
Slot cheating slug mold
slot cheating slugs
slot cheating slugs
Slot cheating slug mold
Slot cheating slug mold

Crude counterfeit casino slot tokens made with melted lead poured into a mold created with a legitimate slot token. Slugs were used in place of legitimate casino slot tokens.

Any source of lead could be used to create slot token slugs. Melted into a liquid state and poured into token mold created using legitimate casino tokens. Pictured here, lead shot from shotguns shells were often used.

Mold created when a legitimate casino slot token is pressed into a pliable raw material contained in a rigid structure. Bondo, clay and other materials were used.

Slugs were at one time a popular choice for low level cheats. They were relatively easy to make and provided an illegal income stream for the cheats. Technology has made slugs obsolete. Slot machines no accept take metal tokens for play, instead bill validators and ticket readers are the "one armed" bandit's fuel.