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Four Chinese men were arrested after defrauding a small business owner out of 70,000 yuan (approx. $10.5k) in a poker game. And a police investigation uncovered that they used marked cards and special contact lenses in the crime.
The victim, identified by his surname Feng, was lured to Dali, Yunnan by four men who promised to recruit customers for his pesticide business.
Riviera poker cheat used infra-red contact lenses A French court convicted self-styled 'cheat of international renown' Stefano Ampollini, for using infra-red contacts to cheat a Cannes casino.
The court in Grasse heard how Stefano Ampollini, 56 – code name Parmesan – turned up to 'Les Princes' casino in the Mediterranean resort in August 2011, wearing a set of infra-red contact lenses purchased online from China for 2,000 euros. Stefano Ampollini Poker is a new online casino powered by Real Time Gaming aimed Stefano Ampollini Poker at the US and Australian players. Get a $20 Stefano Ampollini Poker No Deposit Bonus! The $20 free chip bonus is available to new customers only. The bonus money is valid for slots and speciality games only. Wagering requirements are 50x.
The suspects brought Feng to their hotel room in Dali and began playing poker with him. According to a police report, Feng lost every single hand that he played with the men.
When the poker game was over, Feng dropped 10,000 yuan in cash along with another 60,000 in promissory notes.
I can't help admiring the efforts of Stefano Ampollini, a 56-year-old Italian who won €70,000 cheating at cards. His method was so ingenious, his preparations so meticulous. Stefano Ampollini, 56, was sentenced to two years in prison, and fined €100,000, after a court in Grasse found him guilty of cheating the ‘Les Princes’ casino in Cannes out of €100,000.
Suspecting that he’d been cheated, Feng contacted authorities and they raided the Dali hotel room.
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According to the South China Morning Post, police found the four men sleeping in the hotel room, along with 30 packs of marked cards, and a pair of special contact lenses.
The suspects later admitted that they marked the cards with a special ink that can only be seen with the contacts. One of the men wore the contacts and signaled what cards Feng had to his opponents.
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Feng originally told police that he’d been drugged too, but reports haven’t stated anything about the police finding drugs on the scene.
This isn’t the first time that gamblers have used special contacts in a cheating scandal.
The Mohegan Sun casino in Connecticut caught Bruce Koloshi marking cards in a stud poker game. They found that he was also wearing infrared contact lenses that allowed him to tell what the cards were based on markings.
Koloshi’s case is an interesting one because he was busted doing the same thing in Louisiana and faced trial there. His goal was to generate enough money that he could pay court costs in Louisiana.
Another interesting case involving infrared contacts centers on an Italian gambler named Stefano Ampollini.
The 56-year-old was also caught in 2013 during a scam at Les Princes casino in Cannes, France. Ampollini spent €2,000 to purchase special contacts that allowed him to see markings on cards.
A twist in this case is that Ampollini had inside help from a dealer who sorted cards in a way that allowed him to see the markings better. There was another casino employee who marked the cards for Ampollini.
The trio made almost €100,000 before Les Princes security uncovered their plot. Ampollini was sentenced to two years in prison as a result.