Casino Cheating is as Old as Casino Gaming

Security in Vegas to detect casino cheating is now far more sophisticated that it used to be. But so are those looking to game the system. Three experts spoke Wednesday night at the Mob Museum about the decades-long arms race between cheaters and casinos. “As long as there has been casino gaming there have been people who have tried to cheat it,” said James Taylor, deputy chief of Special Investigations and Support Services for the Nevada State Gaming Control Board, to a crowd of about 100 people. Taylor has sent chips flying as he tackled tricksters to the floor and…