Cheaters never prosper, as a pair of recent casino cheat legal cases amply demonstrated.

In the first case, a pair of shysters were sentenced to five years of probation and ordered to repay the nearly $40k in ill-gotten winnings their antics stole from the JACK Casino in Cleveland, which is run by the Detroit-based company formerly known as Rock Gaming.

Lonnie Bridges and Kenneth Young were convicted in December on felony gambling charges following a July 2015 run of suspiciously good luck at the casino’s craps tables that netted them $39,200.

Each of the men took turns as the thrower, while the other, along with an unidentified co-conspirator, would distract the croupier by making a flurry of last-minute complex wagers on a specific number. At the same time, the thrower would position the dice in his hand with specific numbers facing upward and ‘slide’ the dice across the table so they came to a stop showing the same numbers.