This is a clip from the Hustle program in Britain. Paul Wilson and his accomplice go into a "casino night" and demonstrate how "easy" it is to hustle. It is about a 6 minute clip. Here are some observations.
1. This is obviously not a real casino. In real casino's there are "eyes" in the sky. I would think some of their scams would be readily caught on tape and by the pit boss.
2. Their "past-posting" their bets is a technique that has been around a while. There was a Discovery program recently where one fellow demonstrated how he had practiced for over a year in setting chips down and it was light years beyond what this program shows.
3. The clip demonstrates what happens when magicians using misdirection show "scams" in the gambling world. In other words, simply because one is a magician does not mean that one is qualified to demonstrate "real world" techniques. I would dare say that if these simplistic means of scamming were used at the Mirage, Harrah's, etc., it would be caught very, very quickly.
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