CHEATING
Playing cards that are touched by players are replaced more often than any others. This is a security measure to prevent cheating by players marking the cards to gain an advantage. This occurs most often in poker, blackjack and baccarat. At any time, a casino may decide to replace cards if they suspect any irregularities in the game.
Cards are replaced less frequently in the following situations:
- cards that are shuffled by the dealer
- cards that are dealt by the dealer
- cards that are shuffled by machine
- requests by players
- damaged cards
Cards that become defective for any reason such as tears and spills are immediately replaced. In the past, cards may have been automatically replaced when switching dealers, every hour, every shift or every day!
In today’s covid-19 world, players touching cards occurs much less often.