Casino scam syndicate busted

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• May 11, 2013

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Casino scam syndicate busted

AsiaOne
Friday, May 10, 2013

SINGAPORE - Police have arrested four men and four women, aged between 23 and 53 years, for cheating at play in Marina Bay Sands (MBS) Casino.

On May 8, 2013, police were alerted by the MBS casino operator that a group of people had committed cheating at play at one of their gaming tables two days ago.

Within 24 hours of the report, officers detained a total of eight persons who were believed to be involved in the casino scam.

In the course of investigations, cash of more than $300,000 were seized as case exhibits. Police have also recovered one laptop, several mobile phones, as well as branded watches and handbags worth about $50,000.

Police have also worked with the casino operator to freeze three MBS player gaming accounts with more than $840,000. Investigations are on-going.

All eight suspects will be charged in Court on May 11, 2013 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 both.

 

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• May 11, 2013

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Casinos generate more crimes ....more work for the police. Will the casinos pay for this extra cost in policing?

 

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• May 11, 2013

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Suspects in MBS gaming fraud charged and remanded for further investigations

Published on May 11, 2013

Seven Thai nationals and a Laotian were charged in court on Saturday morning for cheating at play, at the Marina Bay Sands casino. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

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.

Get the full story from The Straits Times.

 

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• May 12, 2013

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Wonder how they do it

 

I_Hate_Pappies

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• May 12, 2013

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winnipegjets said:

Casinos generate more crimes ....more work for the police. Will the casinos pay for this extra cost in policing?

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I think there's actually a department set up in the SPF just for the 2 casino.

 

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• May 13, 2013

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Case of small fish trying to eat the big fish.

 

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• May 13, 2013

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Leepotism said:

Case of small fish trying to eat the big fish.

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Bro in the end the govt big fish eats all

 

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• May 13, 2013

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I_Hate_Pappies said:

I think there's actually a department set up in the SPF just for the 2 casino.

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It is the CRA.

 

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6 more Thais charged for cheating MBS casino in baccarat scam

Published on May 13, 2013

Another six Thai men were charged on Monday with cheating the Marina Bay Sands casino of nearly $1.2 million. -- FILE PHOTO: JOYCE FANG

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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