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Marina Bay Sands Casino (MBS) : Cheaters' Action Packed Week 5May -11 May 13

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SINGAPORE — A 44-year-old man, who works as a croupier at the Marina Bay Sands casino, will be charged in court tomorrow (May 8), together with his three accomplices for cheating.
BY - 07 MAY
SINGAPORE — A 44-year-old man, who works as a croupier at the Marina Bay Sands casino, will be charged in court tomorrow (May 8), together with his three accomplices for cheating.

Police said the casino operator alerted the police today that one of its croupiers was cheating the casino by colluding with other patrons at the gaming table.

On the same day, officers from the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department arrested the croupier and two men believed to be his accomplices.

A 40-year-old woman was also arrested for her suspected involvement in the case today.

Police said cash of S$10,000, casino chips worth S$14,675 and seven mobile phones were seized.

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Published on May 11, 2013

Suspects in MBS gaming fraud charged and remanded for further investigations

By Amelia Tan

Seven Thai nationals and a Laotian were charged in court on Saturday morning for cheating at play,
at the Marina Bay Sands casino.

They are Thai nationals Namwong Pimrapat, Namwong Kanyapak, Prasing Jessada, Prasing Juthamas, Sangkaew Singha, Sornsirinam Piyapat, Bujatham Thanadet, and Laotian Sengmanivong Soum.

The eight of them, aged between 23 and 50 years old, had allegedly colluded to win cash chips worth some $1.2 million in a game of baccarat at the casino on Tuesday from 2.50am to 6am.

They apparently came up with a fraudulent scheme in which they knew the sequence of the cards in advance.

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Published on May 13, 2013

6 more Thais charged for cheating MBS casino in baccarat scam

By Khushwant Singh

ANOTHER six Thai men were charged on Monday with cheating the Marina Bay Sands casino of nearly $1.2 million.
On Saturday, eight alleged accomplices, comprising four men and four women, were charged. Seven were Thai nationals while one was a Laotian man.

The 14 of them, aged between 23 and 50 years old, are said to have colluded to win cash chips worth $1.2 million while playing baccarat at the casino on May 7 from 2.50am to 6am. They apparently devised a fraudulent scheme in which they knew the sequence of the cards in advance.

All 14 are remanded for further investigations. The eight foreigners charged earlier will return to court on Friday while the case against the latest six in the dock will be mentioned again next Monday.

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Bros , what Fraudulent Scheme was used ???


"They apparently came up with a fraudulent scheme in
which they knew the sequence of the cards in advance."


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a recent case in the Phillipines 2011


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PAGCOR shows CCTV footage on how PH casinos were cheated out of millions

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I also wondering how they can know the sequence in advance, like that sure to huat.

The cards are kept in shuffle box till all bets are made, then only cards are dealt out.
 
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SINGAPORE — A 44-year-old man, who works as a croupier at the Marina Bay Sands casino, will be charged in court tomorrow (May 8), together with his three accomplices for cheating.
BY - 07 MAY
SINGAPORE — A 44-year-old man, who works as a croupier at the Marina Bay Sands casino, will be charged in court tomorrow (May 8), together with his three accomplices for cheating.

Police said the casino operator alerted the police today that one of its croupiers was cheating the casino by colluding with other patrons at the gaming table.

On the same day, officers from the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department arrested the croupier and two men believed to be his accomplices.

A 40-year-old woman was also arrested for her suspected involvement in the case today.

Police said cash of S$10,000, casino chips worth S$14,675 and seven mobile phones were seized.

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Man arrested for cheating at Marina Bay Sands casino


One of the casino's croupiers was allegedly cheating the casino by colluding with other patrons at the gaming table. -AsiaOne



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AsiaOne


SINGAPORE - A 44-year-old man, who works as a Croupier with Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Casino, will be charged in court on May 8, 2013 together with his three accomplices aged between 40 and 43, for cheating at play in MBS casino.

On May 6, the casino operator alerted the police that one of its croupiers was cheating the casino by colluding with other patrons at the gaming table.

On the same day, officers from the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrested the croupier and two males aged 42 and 43, who were believed to be his accomplices.

On May 7, the third accomplice, a 40-year-old female was arrested for her suspected involvement in the case.

Cash of $10,000, casino chips worth $14,675 and seven mobile phones were seized as case exhibits.

All four suspects will be charged in Court for an offence of Cheating At Play under Section 172A(3) of the Casino Control Act, Chapter 33A.

If convicted, they may be sentenced to a fine not exceeding $150,000, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 7 years, or to both.

Head of the Casino Crime Investigation Branch of CID, Superintendent of Police Michael Ang reiterated Police's stand against such criminal activities. He said, "Police take a serious view of casino staff and patrons who collude to cheat at casinos. These offenders will be dealt with to the full extent of the law."
 
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High rollers bet S$23Bn at MBS during the 1st 3 mths of 2013


SINGAPORE — VIP players gambled a record US$18.2 billion (S$22.5 billion) at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) in the first three months of the year, an increase of 42.2 per cent compared to the same period last year.

But the casino’s win percentage from VIPs fell 1.07 percentage points to 2.51 per cent, helping to push operating profit — or earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) — down by 16 per cent to US$396.8 million.

At a post-earnings conference yesterday, President and Chief Operating Officer of Marina Bay Sands’ parent Las Vegas Sands, Mr Mike Leven, said: “It’s a mathematically-driven model, isn’t it? We let people bet S$1 million a hand. Sometimes they get lucky, sometimes we get lucky but it’s been disappointing.”

But Mr Sheldon Adelson, Chief Executive of Las Vegas Sands, remained rosy about prospects, saying MBS is “the most profitable building in the history of buildings. Not even the pyramids or any monuments (can beat it)”.

Revenue at MBS was down 6.3 per cent at US$794.9 million for the quarter. In its non-gaming business, the hotel room and mall segments achieved strong revenue growth of 9.7 and 6.7 per cent to US$84.6 million and US$36.8 million, respectively. Its hotel rooms were almost full in the quarter, with occupancy of 98.5 per cent.

Las Vegas Sands reported record quarterly results, buoyed by its Macau casinos, with operating earnings up by 9.4 per cent to US$1.17 billion as net revenue grew 19.5 per cent to an all-time high of US$3.3 billion.

Lady Luck also smiled on VIP gamblers at MBS rival Genting Singapore. Genting yesterday reported first-quarter EBITDA falling 35 per cent from the previous corresponding period to S$249.7 million. Revenue fell 15 per cent to S$669.6 million in the period, while net profit was down 44 per cent to S$115.9 million.

“The first quarter’s performance was largely affected by a much weaker win percentage in the premium players’ business despite a significant increase in the premium players’ rolling volume,” Genting said.

Genting’s non-gaming business saw a strong growth of 17 per cent, with the newly-opened Marine Life Park attracting some 7,400 visitors daily, while Universal Studios Singapore recorded an average of 8,400 visits a day.
 
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Casino cheats raked in HK$24m


Natalie Wong

Thursday, July 28, 2011


Macau police have smashed a mainland syndicate that allegedly swindled casinos out of more than HK$24 million using camera-embedded card shuffling machines, arresting seven men.
Detectives are also investigating whether dealers may be involved, but would not reveal the names of the casinos.

The modified card machines were first discovered in January but it was not until March 28 that the alleged culprits were identified.

The seven, including two alleged masterminds, were nabbed at hotels or at the border crossing when they attempted to return to Macau this month.

Aged between 37 and 46, they are mostly from Yunnan, and one hails from Jilin. They are believed to have placed their modified machines in casinos and analyzed the filmed card shuffling sequence before laying down bets on baccarat tables.

The modified devices appear to be the same as the ones used in casinos, but each was fitted with a micro video camera and infrared transmitter. Mirrors were also installed to reflect images of cards to a video camera.

Police allege the footage was transmitted to a center outside the casino where the ring took one to two hours to compute the maximum possible probability of winning at baccarat.

The gamblers then reserved VIP rooms and placed bets according to the analyzed results.

Suen Kam-fai of the Macau Judiciary Police said syndicate members relied on distractions during the machine switches.

The alleged masterminds are named Liu and Yang. Two others are said

to have criminal records for cheating at card games in casinos in 2005.

The scam came to light in January when technicians carried out regular maintenance of shuffling machines at a casino.

Officers with the gaming-related and economic crimes investigation department later launched an investigation and found other machines in Macau casinos.

Police seized HK$1 million from the seven and are still calculating the total amount involved in the swindle.
 
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http://richardmarcus-pokercheats.blogspot.sg/2010/06/high-tech-casino-cheats-scoring-big-in.html

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High-Tech Casino Cheats Scoring Big in Macau By Scanning Electronic Baccarat Card Chips!
Macau pit supervisors and surveillance operators are double- and triple-checking high-rolling gamblers who are spotted in the VIP high-stakes gambling areas wearing lots of thick jewelry. Why?...Because this type of flashly jewelry can be housing very sensitive scanners that can cheat the casinos out of millions!

Macau casinos have been using electronic, or cards with embedded computer chips inside them, at their baccarat tables. They have been doing this in order to protect their games from the widespread cheating that has been plaguing the peninsula's casinos, especially to protect their baccarat games from card-switches. But they didn´t count on high-tech cheaters being able to read the cards with sensitive scanners. And the baccarat cheats doing it are hiding the scanners in their expensive jewelry, be it bracelets, necklaces or rings.

So what is Macau surveillance MO to combat cheating by scanning?...simply be on the lookout for gamblers winning big who are wearing lots of expensive bling.

Although no one has been caught with a scanner, Macau casino operators say they have lost more than HK$30 million. Now that's not as much as American dollars but it's still a heck of a lot!

How can these operators find the scanners?...well, it seems they cannot conduct efficient debugging operations to uncover them, and they can't very well risk the embarrassment of searching all their high rollers wearing expensive, bulky jewelry, so about the only thing they can do is make changes to their electronic card devices for which they have already invested huge money. Until this is done, surveillance will simply have to watch with their eyes what is going on in the VIP high-betting areas. They will have to pick up on strange behavior and perhaps body language telling them that scanners may be in use.

According to one casino manager, "The casino where I work requires all service assistants in the VIP hall and big-bet areas to pay special attention to customers wearing big rings and report to security if anything suspicious is seen." She added that other casinos have instituted the same policy.

The "security-smart" chips are supposed to combat cheaters by keeping track of all the bets being made electronically, which effectively combats scams ranging from pastposting to money laundering at the casino cages. But the scanners are permitting the cheaters to scam the value of the baccarat cards before they're dealt, by cracking the inner codes in the chips.

Another casino manager said, "About three weeks ago there appeared to be some extremely lucky customers in the VIP hall and big-bet areas. All of them played baccarat. They lost when the bet was small but won every time a game was heavily backed. Someone even won more than 100 games non-stop and collected a few million dollars."

The electronic cards work by having chip-codes for all the face values of the cards in the deck. They are connected to the dealer's electronic dealing shoe, each card recorded as it is dealt. A central computer calculates the results at the end of each shoe. The dealer does the same, entering the cards dealt each hand manually. If there's a deviance on any hand, an alarm goes off and the words "scanner-scam" ring in the casino's ears.

How did the Macau casinos pick up on this high-tech cheating?

According to the second casino manager, "We have not found evidence of cheating, but in all games when the casino dropped big money the cards had been cut by customers with big rings or bracelets. One was holding a black cigarette case-size box when cutting the cards. We cannot exclude the possibility there are scanners in the customers' accessories. The scanner can read the code when cards are being cut, so gamblers know the order of the cards and can bet heavily on a game they are sure to win."

So, can a scanner encased in a diamond ring or any other piece of glittering jewelry really beat a casino out of millions? According to Tsang Kim-fung, a professor of electronic engineering at Hong Kong's City University, it most definitely can:

"The principle of the electronic card is the same as the Octopus card. A scanner can read the data of the chip within the card very easily. Some advanced countries are able to produce mini scanners that can be put in a ring, but it must be expensive."

How it works:

First the scanners reads the cards. Then a computer analyzes the code to determine the order of the cards. Since electronic shoes deal eight decks of cards, the cheats using the scanners have sufficient time to depart the table and analyze the results before returning and taking down the money via their bets made with advance knowledge of how the cards will turn out.

The casino manager said, "A cheat can bet small on the first few games and then go out to use a computer to analyze the order. After the order is memorized, they go back and bet heavily."

A casino owner spoke about the repercussions of suspecting prominent and legitimate high rollers:

"Our customers are rich. They wear multi-carat diamond jewelry, luxury watches. Most are superstitious and want to cut the cards before placing a bet. We've allowed them to do so in the past, and it would be hard for us to suddenly stop them from doing so now."

Allowing them to cut the cards appears to ease the function of getting a scanner into optimum position...if they have one.

Anti-cheating experts, those with high-tech know-how, say that Macau's casinos should replace the electronic cards immediately, even if they have to lose a few days of business doing so. This means improving the technology of the chips in the cards, not replacing the electronic cards with regular cards.

My Take: This high-tech threat is real and could be deadly for the casinos! If I were them, I'd go back to the regular cards without the computer chips. In that case, they'd only have to worry about "low-tech" cheating!
 
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