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All Members of Las Vegas Trio who Bent Cards to Cheat Arrested

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All Members of Las Vegas Trio who Bent Cards to Cheat Arrested
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The final member of the Las Vegas trio who bent cards to cheat was arrested on Monday. He stole $126,000 from table games at the Paris Las Las, The Wynn and Planet Hollywood.

Pogos Simityan, Vahan Sudzhyan and Gevorg Avagyan were caught cheating casinos with a sleight of hand trick. They were arrested and charged with committing fraud in a gambling establishment and cheating a casino. Similyan and Sudzyan are poker players who have amassed respectable WSOP.com winnings. Avagsyan took a plea deal. They may end up serving brief prison sentences. The men were first apprehended by police in 2021. All three venues have the video footage to back up their claims. Police collected information from the Nevada Gaming Control Board.

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