The tricky card shark bilked the other players out of their money.

Bilked

"Due to some shady accounting practices, the company's board of directors bilked the shareholders out of millions of dollars."

Bilk is to swindle, scam, or cheat (often modified to indicate what was bilked, e.g. money)

Example : "The realtor tried to bilk the homeowner out of his deposit."

Example : "Vendors often bilk gullible tourists by selling imitation merchandise."

bilk, kilt,

ilk, tilt, built, stilt

elk (its a type of deer)

silk

milk tilt