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<p>In <a href="/facts/Card_game/KznKpTyD">card games</a>, a burn card is a <a href="/facts/Playing_card/mXgPYCvX">playing card</a> dealt from the top of a deck, and discarded ("burned"), unused by the players. Burn cards are usually not shown to the players. </p><p>Burning is most often performed in <a href="/facts/Casino/m65BabkE">casinos</a> to deter a form of cheating known as <a href="/facts/Card_marking/IujWxMA9">card marking</a>. </p>