Just weeks after casinos across the US state of Pennsylvania opened up their newly-legalized blackjack tables, there have already been several reports of players trying to beat the system. Three different incidents across three of the state’s blackjack casinos show just how far some people will go to win.

Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course
East Hanover Township, Pennsylvania
On July 29, Thomas Albright, 28, was charged with theft after attempting to cheat while playing blackjack. Albright lost a hand, and tried to pull back one of his chips so that he could cut his losses. The dealer noticed, and after security tapes confirmed the action, Albright was banned from the casino for 30 days.

Hollywood Casino
Grantville, Pennsylvania
One day after the Hollywood Casino launched its newly-licensed table games, Claudie Kenion III was arrested for trying to cheat at blackjack. Kenion was caught repeatedly changing bets on winning hands, trying to sneak in more chips to increase his winnings. Police say the 41 year old Harrisburg resident added to bets on 13 hands.

Mount Airy Casino Resort
Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
Blackjack casinos in Pennsylvania were put on alert last weekend after police caught a man trying to pass $100 in counterfeit chips at a craps table. After casino staff because suspicious and approached the man, he took off running. While the man’s identity is not currently known, police are reviewing surveillance footage of the suspect playing with and cashing out the fake casino chips.

Anyone convicted of cheating at a Pennsylvania casino could face fines of up to $150,000 and up to five years in prison. Players interested in winning money with blackjack are advised to avoid cheating, and instead to learn basic blackjack strategy, or to practice some of the more popular blackjack card counting techniques. Blackjack is one of the most “beatable” games out there, and cheating is not worth the risk.