Posted on: December 30, 2022, 07:07h.
Last updated on: December 30, 2022, 01:53h.
In an attempt to dispel the myth that the house always wins, a group of scammers developed an elaborate system to cheat the Marina Bay Sands casino resort in Singapore. However, the house still won.
The group, which included locals and at least one foreigner, conspired at a baccarat table at the casino on December 23, according to Channel News Asia. A gambler from Taiwan, 27-year-old Hung Jung-Hao, was at the center of the plan, using a mobile phone to feed data to his off-site coconspirators.
That data included the suits and the values of the cards that were dealt. He sent the information to the group so they could figure out how to maximize their odds of winning. But the run was short-lived after the casino busted Hung.
Accomplices on the Run
Through the use of an online chat group, 15/12 Work in Singapore Chat Group (9), the gang tried to fool the Las Vegas Sands (LVS) property. The gang created the group specifically for the purpose of running its activity.
The game was 7 Up Baccarat, a type of baccarat that’s susceptible…
