article_snippet: A poker player who cheated casinos across the country out of tens of thousands of pounds by making almost invisible dents and bends in cards has been jailed for 18 months.
article_snippet: Prosecutor Michelle Fawcett said: ‘The defendant is a well-known casino cheat.
article_snippet: Prosecutor Michelle Fawcett added: ‘Over the week of using the false identity at the Playboy Casino in London, it was discovered that the defendant had cheated at three card poker by bending or marking the cards.
article_snippet: ‘The CCTV showed that the defendant noticeably increased the defendant bets of £10 to £20 to £100 to £200 per game.
article_snippet: That caused further enquiries to be made and an investigation showed that the defendant had been involved in various other incidents around the UK and had gained access to various casinos by using further false identities.'