CLEVER CARD FRAUD.
"DOUBLE-CROSSING” RESULTS IN DISCLOSURES. United Press Association—By Electrlo Telegraph—Copyright (Received March 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, March 7. A sensation, alleged baccarat swindle, at Nice, resulted in seven arrests, including Louis Suanna, a croupier, who allegedly stole several packs of cards from a Casino safe. A Spaniard named Ojeda, chemically marked the backs of the eights and nines and other important cards, in colours visible only to the wearer of tinted glasses, after which an Italian named Maribito, wearing tinted glasses, secretly signalled his accomplice which cards to play. The gamblers, in ten days, scooped in £40,000 when a member of the gang attempted to double-cross the remainder, by secretly introducing another player. This resulted in a dispute, after which one revealed the fraud to the police.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18821, 9 March 1931, Page 7
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129CLEVER CARD FRAUD. Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18821, 9 March 1931, Page 7
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