But what they didn’t know was that they had no chance of winning. The gamblers, who prosecutors say were “fishes” or “marks” — targets of a mafia-run poker fraud scandal— didn’t realise they were being fleeced as they placed their bets.

Inside the casino, there were X-ray table poker cheating, secret cameras, chip trays with built-in analyzers, and high-tech sunglasses and contact lenses that could read cards.

In a case that U.S. prosecutors say sounds like it was ripped from the pages of Ocean’s Eleven, the “unwitting” victims are said to have lost over $7 million (£5.25 million) in rigged poker games, with at least one player losing a minimum of $1.8 million.

Federal agents say the “absolutely brazen” scheme that was “reminiscent of a Hollywood movie” was uncovered after a two-year

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