A man in Shanghai was sentenced to 6 months in prison for cheating while playing cards. He transformed into a "gambling god" friend using specially made cards and glasses
A friend who used to have mediocre playing skills suddenly transformed into a "gambling god". At first, the card player only said that he was lucky, but upon closer inspection, he discovered another mystery. The reporter learned from the People's Procuratorate of Fengxian District, Shanghai that after being prosecuted by the court, Fang, who committed fraud, was sentenced to 6 months of detention, suspended for 6 months, and fined 10000 yuan.
Fang, Zhang, and others often form games and play cards together. One day in February this year, we met at an old place, and Fang brought a new deck of cards, saying that he wanted to change his luck today. Everyone didn't pay attention. At first, there were gains and losses between them, but after a period of time, it was discovered that Fang was indeed very lucky and had repeatedly staged good performances against the wind. In March of this year, the same scene was staged again.
After finishing cleaning up the venue, Zhang noticed that the back of the cards he was using seemed to have a coating. He brought in specially designed lenses to check and found that all the cards brought by Fang were marked. Thinking of how Fang kept dropping eye drops and staring at other people's cards while playing cards, there were many strange signs that made Zhang feel that Fang might not have been lucky enough to win. With this in mind, he consulted with other friends, and after analysis, everyone believed that Fang was likely using special tools to deceive gambling. After everyone counted, they found that after this game, others lost more than 30000 yuan to Fang, so they immediately called the police.
Eye drops for "cheating"
On March 4th, police summoned Fang to the scene and seized specially made playing cards, specially made contact lenses, and eye drops in his car. Fang truthfully confessed the facts of the crime. According to Fang's confession, in early 2022, he came across a "magic teaching" on a short video platform, introducing specially made "magic cards". They appear to be no different from ordinary cards on the surface, but have invisible paint on the back. However, after wearing specially made contact lenses and specific eye drops, the corresponding number mark on the back of the card can be seen.
Specially designed playing cards used by Fang
Because he often played cards with friends, Fang felt that this special card was very useful, so he immediately purchased a complete set of tools including playing cards and special glasses. At first, he was just curious about the effect of magic cards, and his first game of winning repeatedly proved the effectiveness of this set of tools. He was extremely excited and in order to become the "God of Gamblers", he bought another set of cards to bring to the game. After investigation, Fang used specially made poker cards and contact lenses to commit fraudulent gambling while playing cards with Zhang and others, defrauding four victims of a total of 30000 yuan.
Legal professionals point out that in gambling activities, perpetrators often use certain deceptive methods, as the saying goes, "ten bets and nine frauds.". The act of using "fraud" or "cheating" during the gambling process to increase the probability of winning money, where the perpetrator subjectively takes illegal possession as the purpose and objectively uses fraudulent means to dominate and control gambling gains and losses, and can control the gambling results. The victim believes that they are unlucky and "voluntarily" delivers property, which meets the criminal composition of the crime of fraud. It belongs to the gambling type of fraud and should be convicted and punished for the crime of fraud.
