Prosecutors said Gy Young-su, 60, and Kim Woo-kyung, 34, traveled to the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Massachusetts from South Korea to play Macao-style midi-Baccarat, a game in which the house dealer handles the cards.
According to Reuters' report, several times last fall, Gy used a so-called holdout device in his sleeve with which he could switch cards in and out of a game to his advantage.
Kim meanwhile acted as a so-called blocker, distracting casino staff from observing Gy's use of the trick. Both of them wagered on the games and made thousands of dollars at a time, Reuters added.
In U.S. District Court in Harthord, Judge Alvin Thompson sentenced Gy to 18 months in prison and Kim to one year and a day in prison for cheating. They were also were ordered to pay restitution of $870,505.
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