From the NY Post
4 accused of ripping off Conn. casino out of $870K in
card scam
Last Updated: 11:48 AM, January 5, 2011
Posted: 11:13 AM, January 5, 2011
Here's one casino scam that collapsed like a house of cards.
Connecticut state police said four people working together as part of an international syndicate cheated Foxwoods Resort
Casino out of a staggering $870,000 by hiding cards up their sleeve.
The four Korean citizens allegedly used a “holdout” device on various dates between Sept. 8 and Oct. 20 while playing baccarat.
Police told the Norwich Bulletin that Young Su Gy, 50, is accused of hiding the device up his left forearm, while Wookyung Kim, 34, allegedly distracted the dealers and other gamblers.
Two others, who have not been identified, allegedly worked with the men, police said.
An arrest warrant has been issued for both men in New Jersey.
Police said the device drops a card into the user’s hand, switching it with one picked up, which can then be saved for later
use.
Baccarat is a card game in which two or more players gamble against the banker. The winner is the one who holds two or three cards whose total is closest to nine.
Gy and Kim were held on $500,000 and $150,000 bonds, respectively, after pleading not guilty to charges including firstdegree larceny.
Both are set to return to court on Feb. 7.
A Foxwoods rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
Foxwoods opened in 1986 and is operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
The complex is made up of six casinos that offers more than 6,200 slot machines and an incredible 380 tables for 17 different types of table games, including 100 for poker.
4 accused of ripping off Conn. casino out of $870K in
card scam
Last Updated: 11:48 AM, January 5, 2011
Posted: 11:13 AM, January 5, 2011
Here's one casino scam that collapsed like a house of cards.
Connecticut state police said four people working together as part of an international syndicate cheated Foxwoods Resort
Casino out of a staggering $870,000 by hiding cards up their sleeve.
The four Korean citizens allegedly used a “holdout” device on various dates between Sept. 8 and Oct. 20 while playing baccarat.
Police told the Norwich Bulletin that Young Su Gy, 50, is accused of hiding the device up his left forearm, while Wookyung Kim, 34, allegedly distracted the dealers and other gamblers.
Two others, who have not been identified, allegedly worked with the men, police said.
An arrest warrant has been issued for both men in New Jersey.
Police said the device drops a card into the user’s hand, switching it with one picked up, which can then be saved for later
use.
Baccarat is a card game in which two or more players gamble against the banker. The winner is the one who holds two or three cards whose total is closest to nine.
Gy and Kim were held on $500,000 and $150,000 bonds, respectively, after pleading not guilty to charges including firstdegree larceny.
Both are set to return to court on Feb. 7.
A Foxwoods rep could not immediately be reached for comment.
Foxwoods opened in 1986 and is operated by the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation.
The complex is made up of six casinos that offers more than 6,200 slot machines and an incredible 380 tables for 17 different types of table games, including 100 for poker.
