3 foreigners caught for allegedly cheating at RWS casino
SINGAPORE : Three foreigners were caught for allegedly cheating at the casino at Resorts World Sentosa on Saturday.
Two of them are French nationals, while a third is from Spain.
The three, aged between 46 and 64, are alleged to have entered the
casino on several occasions.
Police said they were caught for committing past-posting at the roulette
table on at least three occasions. Past-posting is the act of placing
the bet after the result is known.
On Friday and Saturday, they were paid winnings of S$13,400 by the
dealers.
However, their acts were detected by casino surveillance and they were
detained on Saturday at about 1.30pm by casino security officers, who
referred them to the police.
The three are in Singapore on Social Visit Passes.
The three men will be charged in court on Monday with cheating.
If convicted, they face jail of up to 10 years, as well as a fine.
- CNA/ms
consolidate all RWS news in a thread.
ok, shall use this thread as a consolidation..
sure fine and then deport them one................make money from the fine plus no need to feed them in prison.........
these cheats must work harder to be more innovative in the future...............there are no lousy cheats.........only lazy ones...........LOL
Lame way of cheating......
Don't the casino have a sound proof room with no windows.
this cheating indeed has a heavy penalty..
Resort World's first casino cheat gets 10 months' jail
SINGAPORE : A Chinese national has become the first person to be convicted here for attempting to cheat the casino at Resorts World at Sentosa (RWS).
Hou Yongwei was sentenced to 10 months' jail for sneaking in a
S$600 bet - in order to deceive a dealer into paying him S$6,000 - after
the results had been declared.
The 26 year-old had attempted to commit the past-posting offence on
March 28 at a game called "Tai Sai" in which punters bet on the value of
three dices rolled in a covered tumbler.
The court heard that Hou tried to place his chips after the dealer had
lifted the cover of the tumbler and declared the winning bet to be
triple-4s, but was caught in the act.
He was reported to the security manager of the casino, who viewed the
closed-circuit television footage and confirmed Hou's offence.
During sentencing, District Judge Ronald Gwee said a strong message must
be sent out to all potential casino cheats that they would face
substantial sentences if they were convicted.
Hou could have been jailed up to five years and fined.
Meanwhile, a cashier at the Resorts World casino was charged with a
theft of S$10,000 from the casino.
Lim Ee Wah allegedly stole the cash while she was on duty on April 6.
She told a district court that she intended to plead guilty and would
make restitution.
Lim will return to court on May 10. If convicted, she faces up to seven
years behind bars and a fine.
- CNA/al
PAP happy lor can make so much money from fining the offenders...........
keep it up.............and fill up the prisons............PAP can bullshit the unemployment rate drop some more............
Cabby admits cheating casino
A CABBY became the first Singaporean to plead guilty on Friday to cheating and attempted cheating at Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).
As an undischarged bankrupt, Loo Siew Wan is banned from entering or gambling in casinos here.
The 53-year-old posed as his elder brother, Mr Loh Siow Kok, to get in by using the 55-year-old's driving licence and paying an entry levy of $100 on Feb 21. The next day while playing at a baccarat table, he tried to cheat by placing a bet of two $100 chips on 'banker' after the winning result was declared as 'banker'.
But his past-posting act was seen by a fellow gamer who immediately raised an alert. Having been exposed, Loo quickly took back his chips and walked away from the table. The dealer informed his pit supervisor. A CCTV footage confirmed his dishonest act.
When a police officer came at about 1.20am, Loo gave false information by producing his brother's driving licence when asked about his identity.
Four other charges were taken into consideration. Loo has convictions for firearm possession in 1989 and gambling in 2000. Chief District Judge Tan Siong Thye will sentence Loo next Friday.
-- ST
Chop off their fingers lah. Like 'Shuang Tian Zi Zun'
So many eyeballs looking and these petty criminals darn to cheat! Much more there are plenty of security cameras around the casino. Such stupidity.
Man accused of theft at RWS
AN UNEMPLOYED man was charged in a district court on Monday with four counts of stealing chips from two gamers at Resorts World Sentosa last Saturday.
Wong Fui, 27, a Malaysian, allegedly stole a total of eight RWS $5 colour chips worth $40 from Ms Tan Geok Yong, 53, within 30 minutes, and a $100 chip from Mr Lim Chye Meng, 54, at a roulette table.
Bail of $10,000 was offered.
If convicted, he faces a jail term of up to three years and/or a fine on each charge.
Wong, whose passport was impounded, will appear in court on May 3.
-- ST
RWS thief fined
A MALAYSIAN cook who stole a total of $140 worth of chips from two gamers was fined $3,000 on Monday.
Wong Fui, 27, admitted to stealing three pieces of $5 chips from Ms Tan Geok Yong, 53, and a $100 cash chip from Mr Lim Chye Meng, 54, at a roulette table at Resorts World Sentosa on April 24.
The court heard that he took the chips and placed them inside his pocket without the victims noticing.
Wong, who had two other charges considered, could have been jailed for up to three years and/or fined on each charge.
-- ST
looks like PAP is getting richer with all the fines..................
maybe they should erect ERPs at all roads leading to the casinoes....................even footpaths to tax pedestrians...........
First Marina casino theft case
THE first person to be brought to court for stealing a handbag at Marina Bay Sands (MBS) since its opening about a week ago was charged on Monday.
Malaysian hairstylist Tey Chin Wei, 18, is accused of stealing Ms Tan Hwee Leng's handbag containing $600 cash, MBS casino chips worth $600 and a $1,200 iPhone at the casino at about 2.15am on Sunday.
If convicted, he can be jailed for up to three years or fined or jailed and fined.
Tey, who intends to engage a lawyer, is out on police bail of $10,000. His passport has been impounded.
He will be back on May 17.
-- ST
Man fined for casino theft
A MACHINE operator will serve four weeks' jail after he could not pay the $4,000 fine yesterday for stealing two $1,000 cash chips from a man at a baccarat table at the casino in Resorts World Sentosa (RWS).
Tian Chun Feng, 26, took the chips from Mr Mook Swee Meng after he left the game temporarily to place another bet at a nearby table.
Tian, a Chinese national, who had been observing the game, moved in and stole the 56-year-old hawker's cash chips when the latter walked away.
An unknown man saw what he did and alerted Mr Mook, who gave chase and managed to stop Tian.
Tian returned the chips to the victim, who reported the incident to the duty security officers. Tian was detained and the police were called.
Pleading for leniency, Tian told District Judge Shaiffudin Saruwan that he was in no position to pay if the court fined him.
-- ST
See building casino has its bad points.
slightly off-topic..
MBS casino bomb hoax
A MAN was brought to court on Tuesday for allegedly making a bomb hoax call that 10 bombs would explode at the newly-opened Marina Bay Sands.
No plea was taken from Fang Xing Chi, 30, a salesman.
He is alleged to have called 999 at about 1.50am on Monday, saying that 10 C4 or plastic bombs would explode in MBS casino and that police had 12 hours to respond.
He is said to have further told the operator: 'This is not a scenario. I am from the Islamic Jihad Party Control from Osama. This is real. I am from the mastermind' with the intention of inducing a false belief that a terrorist act would be carried out.
He was remanded for a week at Jurong police division for investigation.
The bespectacled Fang, who is tall and slim with short hair, said he wanted to get a lawyer but was facing financial difficulties.
If convicted, he faces a fine of up to $100,000 and/or a jail term of up to five years.
-- ST
Petty crimes are always there...
It is only a small percentage in the Casino industry....
The bigger crimes are yet to come.....
$ laundery, vice & sharks !!!!
Lots of social problems will surfaces with times...(well, the heads of states had already discussed this openly in parliament - hence, not much objections raised) there is always 2 sides of the coins... "They benefits eventually... thru taxes & profit-sharing initially proposed by the IR operators... Head or Tail.. they are the BIGGEST winners.... furthermore, with the $100 levy for a 24hours "right to gamble" is also a high revenue "machines...
2 on casino cheating charges
A TANZANIAN has been charged with trying to cheat the newly opened Marina Bay Sands (MBS) casino of $35,000 in a roulette game.
Kipuyo Lemburis Israel, 34, was brought to court last Friday for allegedly trying to cheat a dealer on duty at a roulette table at MBS by past-posting.
Past-posting is the act of placing the bet after the result is known.
He is said to have intentionally placed a chip with a cash value of $1,000 on a single number bet last Thursday after the result had been declared, to induce the dealer to pay him $35,000 worth of chips.
The amount is the largest so far in a casino-related crime here.
MBS, which opened on April 27, is the Republic's second integrated resort, after Resorts World Sentosa (RWS), which opened in February.
-- ST
biggest cheating amount is only 35,000 dollars ah ?
looks like the casinoes are attracting all the ikan bilis only, how to make money ???????????
only ikan bilis, salted fish and dried shrimp - aiyohyoh !!!!!! 100 years then can break even .
Man fined for casino theft
A MAN was fined a total of $1,500 on Monday for stealing casino chips from gamblers at Resort Worlds Sentosa (RWS) last month.
Malaysia Lai Boon Ngee, 32, a car mechanic, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft from two victims, $25 worth of chips from Mr Lim Yoon Hin, 38, and a $5 chip from Mr Soh Ah Seng, 47.
He committed the offences between May 22 and 23.
A court heard that he was at the roulette table busy watching others bet on May 23 when he placed his beige-coloured chip on top of Mr Lim's set of grey-coloured chips at box number 33.
He then withdrew his own chip together with four of Mr Lim's, pretending that he had changed his mind on the bet.
Mr Lim did not realise the loss of his chips nor did he pay attention to his surroundings.
-- ST
M'sian man stole casino chips
A MALAYSIAN man who stole five chips amounting to $200 from a woman at Resorts World Sentosa casino last week was fined $2,000 on Monday.
Ahmad Sharifuddin A. Shukor, 57, pleaded guilty to stealing the chips from Madam Lye Sam Moi, 57, at a baccarat table on June 10.
The court heard that Madam Lye was gambling with two others at the casino when she told her friend, Madam Zhao Fengzhi, 49, to look after a stack of chips at the edge of the baccarat table. She then went to another table to gamble.
Ahmad came along and told Madam Zhao, a Chinese national, that the stack of chips on the table was left by his friend. But Madam Zhao insisted that the stack belonged to her friend and pulled the chips nearer to her.
After a few games, Madam Zhao turned her head when her friend called her and when she turned back, the chips were gone. She called Madam Lye, who returned to the table and complained to the dealer.
CCTV footage showed Ahmad taking the victim's chips. After cashing out his chips and the victim's, he left and went to Marina Bay Sands casino to gamble and lost all his money there. He could have been jailed for up to three years and fined.
-- ST