Multistate Baccarat Scam Nets $1.5 Million, Cops Hunt Cheating Ring (Land Casino & Gambling News (Casino Projects & Openings) – Casino.org)

Group scammed at least 10 casinos across six states Surveillance captured cheating methods using cut cards, phones Warrants issued for six suspects in massive gambling fraud  Authorities in several states are hunting a baccarat cheating ring that hit at least 10 casinos across the country for more than $1.5 million. A baccarat game in progress at the Mohegan Pennsylvania Casino, which is one of at least 10 casinos targeted by the group last year. (Image: YouTube) That’s according to documents filed earlier this month to a criminal court in Lake County, Ind., where the gang allegedly bilked the Hard Rock Casino Northern Indiana out of more than $700K. Split-Second Recording The group’s method involved using a cut card to fan out the deck for a split second, long enough for a recording device to capture the order of the cards. The image was then relayed to an accomplice who would… Read More
Category: Crime & Scandals, Live Casinos, Baccarat cheating, Casino fraud, Hard Rock Northern Indiana, Jianchu Liu, Mohegan Pennsylvania 
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