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Two men are accused of marking cards at two casinos to cheat at poker and pocket more than $30,000, according to prosecutors.

Two men were charged with allegedly rigging poker games at two casinos in Southern California to win more than $30,000, according to authorities.

Vaagn Galustyan, 52, and Armin Martirosyan, 53, have been charged with two felony counts of conspiracy to commit a crime, according to a San Diego County District Attorney news release. They were arraigned Wednesday in San Diego Superior Court and face up to three years and eight months in prison if convicted.

A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Jan. 15.

“This method of cheating at cards goes back hundreds of

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