Invisible Ink Casino Scam in Cannes leads to Arrests

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Casino Scam in Cannes leads to Arrests
14 October 2011 Last updated at 05:04 ET
The sofisticated players pocketed tens of thousands of euros after playing stud poker against the dealer

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French police say they have arrested three Italians and a Frenchman over a sophisticated casino scam in Cannes.

The Frenchman is accused of marking a deck of cards with invisible ink and ensuring the three Italians played from that deck, reports say.

The Italians, meanwhile, wore special lenses to enable them to see the markings, according to police.

The gang are accused of swindling one casino out of up to 64,000 euros ($88,000; £56,000).

But detectives believe they may have used the technique elsewhere in Europe before coming to their attention in France.

Suspicions were raised at the Princes Casino in the resort city when the Italians won 44,000 euros playing a form of stud poker against the croupier, then returned earlier this week to win another 20,000 euros.

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