Infrared Lens Poker Scam Exposed

In 2013, French authorities sentenced an Italian man, Stefano Ampollini, to two years in jail for cheating at poker in a Cannes casino. He used infrared contact lenses to read cards premarked with invisible ink. Security grew suspicious of his $95,000 winning streak, particularly after he folded twice in hands that indicated he knew the dealer's cards.

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