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Unable to come up with the money on such short notice, Paula, who works in a warehouse repairing purses, paid the fee with a credit card.

“Our gold analysis suggests moderate further downside may be on the cards,” says Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst at City Index and FOREX.com, in commentary.

Prosecutors say the defendants in the poker-rigging scheme would often modify DeckMate shufflers with tech that could read the cards in the deck and relay that information to an off-site operator.

Former professional athletes, described by prosecutors as "face cards", were enlisted to help in the scheme and entice victims into playing.

They did so using technology including special contact lenses and glasses that could read pre-marked cards and an X-ray table, according to authorities.