Second dealing is only useful when the cheat knows the value of the top card of the deck.
In order to secretly gain knowledge of the value of the top card, second dealing is always used in conjunction with other cheating methods.
The practice of using a burn card developed to help prevent second dealing.
A playing deck with only a solid color back makes second dealing very difficult to detect.
Less so are cards with a uniform pattern or a single logo, such as an airline promotional pack.