A Romanian man who marked cards while playing poker at a casino was today charged with fraud after managing to net €36,000 in winnings.

Iaon-Florian Tet, who is staying at the Alexandria Hotel in St Julian’s, played three card poker at the Oracle Casino in St Paul's Bay between September 13 and 16 when he was caught marking cards.

The marked cards would only be visible to the fraudster.

Magistrate Doreen Clarke sentenced him to two years behind bars suspended for four years and banned from attending any site licensed by the Malta Gaming Authority for four years. He was also ordered to pay back his winning to the casino.

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