French authorities have arrested a 63-year-old Ukrainian and a 37-year-old Latvian on suspicion of perpetrating a sophisticated, hi-tech poker and blackjack cheating scam in casinos throughout Europe. The cheaters were nabbed at the Casino Barrière Enghien-les-Bains, above, by police on Monday. Their M.O. was described as being “unknown in France and very little documented in Europe.” (Image: Enghien-les-Bains Tourisme) The as-yet unnamed men were detained Monday at the Casino Barrière Enghien-les-Bains in the Paris suburbs, France Info reported Friday. Certain details are thin on the ground. But, acting on a tip, police installed special surveillance equipment inside the casino on Sunday night after they were informed about certain players’ “abnormal results.” ‘Microscopic’ Earpiece Police were able to ascertain that one of the men who was playing at the poker table was equipped with an earpiece so tiny that it had to be removed from his ear with a magnet. Le… Read More

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