The daring duo, arrested late last month in France's Val-d'Oise region just north of Paris, are said to be part of a criminal gang that has amassed huge winnings in casinos across Europe thanks to their imperceptible and highly technical approach. Other breaches include sending direct marketing material to a customer six times between October 2022 and February 2023 after they had opted out, and failing to minimise the potential for gambling harm through inadequate training of employees.

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'They're not hoodlums mixed up in drugs or pimping. Neither of the detainees had criminal records, but searches of their persons and their hotel rooms uncovered fake IDs and multiple casino cards, suggesting to investigators they had likely refined their technique at several other casinos prior to being caught. In scenes reminiscent of a glitzy Hollywood blockbuster, the suspects - a 37-year-old Lithuanian and a 63-year-old Ukrainian - allegedly used two minuscule cameras to capture the moment the dealer pulled the cards from the card shoe.

This complex scheme meant they were able to turn over France's Enghien-les-Bains casino for a whopping €200,000 in a single night - and investigators believe they had performed similar feats in several establishments across the continent.