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CJOU.OOO FILM'D. (United Press Automation—Jßy Eleetrio Telegraph—Copyright). LONDON, March 7A most sensational alleged baccarat swindle at Nice lias resulted in seven arrests, including Louis Suanui, a croupier, who allegedly stole several packs of cards from the Casino safe. A Spaniard, named Ojeda, chemically marked the backs of tlie eights and nines and other important cards in colours tin*t wore visible only to the wearer of tinted eye-glasses, after which an Italian, named Maribilo. wearing tinted glasses, secretly signalled to an accomplice which cards to play. The gamblers in ten days scooped in forty thousand sterling. Then a mem* her of the gang attempted to doublecross tbe remainder of them by secret. Jy introducing another player, resulting in a dispute, after which one of the gang revealed the fraud to the police.
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Hokitika Guardian, 9 March 1931, Page 6
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