And finally…Game is up for poker player
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A man who won around £60,000 by cheating in a game of poker has been jailed for four months.
Russian gambler Valeriy Mikhaylets, 57, was arrested after his win at the Palm Beach casino in London in 2014.
He fled Britain after being released and was eventually held on a European arrest warrant crossing Russia to Finland being extradited in April.
When arrested in the casino he was found to be carrying items including playing cards, dice and sandpaper.
Detective Constable Mat Wake said: “Valeriy Mikhaylets was an accomplished cheat who made just short of £60,000 profit in one poker game using sleight of hand.
“His sentence should act as a deterrent for those considering committing similar offences in London’s casinos.
“The gambler was also ordered to pay an £86,000 fine, £57,025 in compensation, a Deprivation Order of £50,000 and £893.75 costs.”
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