Filed in archive Poker by jo on September 15, 2005

London's Met Police have arrested 2 men and a women in a London Casino on suspicion of trying to cheat in a game of poker and defrauding the casino.

Using ear pieces and micro cameras, 2 of the players would beam pictures to a monitor checked by the 3rd person. He would then tell the other 2 whether to bet via their ear-pieces. Its alleged the 3 made �250,000 in 6 casinos.

Its the first time anyone in the UK has been arrested for using equipment in order to cheat the casino - and was discovered by a unit specialising in tracking technical casino crime.

Article: Three arrested over casino fraud

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