Ontario authorities arrest 4 players and 1 dealer for cheating
Five people have been arrested for trying to defraud a Canadian casino. According to Ontario authorities, the people in question were playing table games at the Great Canadian Casino Resort Toronto.
Officials did not release details of the attempted cheating but described one of the arrested as a casino dealer who conspired with the players. However, an anonymous person discovered the scheme and contacted the Ontario Provincial Police Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement (IEB).
The IEB, which is affiliated with the Ontario Board of Alcohol and Gaming (AGCO), convened on March 18 to investigate the matter. The investigation eventually led to the five arrests in question. Those arrested included Anaha Bargise, 21, Himanshu Tanwar, 25, Pak Raheja, 25, Tajvier Kur, 21, and Yakshu Nera, 23.
The five people were charged with several counts, including deception in play, breach of trust, fraud, and theft. They were later released from custody and their cases were handed over to prosecutors at the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto.
Other recent cheating attempts
Unfortunately, this is not the only time employees and customers have attempted to cheat casino property. In a recent U.S. case, two employees of a Rivers Casino were arrested for participating in a complicated deception plot at a roulette table.
According to authorities, those included Robin Schnep, a dealer at the casino, and Anthony Rush, a supervisor. According to officials, the pair helped the player win multiple times, which resulted in significant wins.
The cheating took place in the Interblock Roulette, where the dealer manually turns the ball in the opposite direction of the wheel. When this manual rotation occurs, it is known that the sensor does not detect the rotation, which allows the player to continue betting after the ball has already fallen into the number.
Surveillance footage showed Schneff misdirected the ball several times, after which the players increased their bets after it fell.
Last year, a Brazilian poker expert was suspended after he was caught cheating. The problem is that the player received an additional chip stack at the beginning of the LAPT Mystery KO competition, but did not inform the officials because he preferred to take advantage of the mistake.
However, another poker player reported the problem after seeing him take the extra chip out of the bag, which was stopped as a result.