[Ray Zee]

if a dealer sees this and doesnt correct the situation he is guilty of collusion with the player and should be fired. absolutely he is cheating. the playing is using bad ethics in my opinion, but its an individual thing and i can see both sides to that. but the dealer by being complacent, is cheating for the players seeing the cards.
the players are really cheating the other players because they have info not available to them. only is it not cheating, if the other players at the table know it and dont care. but it is in effect robbing the new player.
it would be similar if the cards were marked and you were able to read them even though you didnt put the marked cards in the game. it would still be considered cheating to read them against your opponents.