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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by gruez on Saturday October 22, 2016 @09:37PM (#12771413)
How would the mapping from random pattern to card be established?
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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by smitherfield on Saturday October 22, 2016 @09:44PM (#12771430)
Well there's the rub. It's certainly technically possible if the device described in the article is. Tagging the cards with "smart dust"[0] might be easier, and harder for the casino to detect.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smartdust

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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by jcoffland on Sunday October 23, 2016 @03:52AM (#12772493)
Except that smart dust does not exist. That Wikipedia page needs to be rewritten. It's vague and misleading.
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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by smitherfield on Sunday October 23, 2016 @04:07AM (#12772539)
s/smart dust/very small RFID chips/g
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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by jcoffland on Sunday October 23, 2016 @04:30AM (#12772592)
There is a reason RFID chips are the size they are. The smaller they are the closer the scanner has to be to energize their antenna. Either that or you increase the power but the power needed goes up exponentially with distance. I don't see this working. At least not with today's tech.
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Re:Exposing high-end poker cheating devices by wes-k on Sunday October 23, 2016 @02:18AM (#12772266)
Through play. Camera would need to recognize card type from capture of card face up. This plus the back of same card would link the unique signature and the card value.
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