Friday, May 25, 2007

15 People Caught Cheating Land Casino In Windsor

Ontario Provincial Police arrested 15 people Thursday for alleged involvement in an international crew of casino cheaters who used bribes and technology to win big at blackjack and mini-baccarat.

Ten were residents of Windsor and according to police, the arrests were the result of a multi-agency, cross-border investigation that lasted almost four years.

"It's the most lengthy, complex and widespread investigation in our OPP officers' memory," said OPP spokesman Sgt. Bob Paterson, referring to officers assigned to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission.

The range of charges include: participating in a criminal organization, conspiracy, laundering proceeds of crime, fraud over $5,000, possession of stolen property and cheat of play.

The arrests by OPP coincide with a major FBI operation that saw a federal grand jury indict 19 defendants from across the U.S. on racketeering charges.

A FBI press release described a "false shuffle" scheme in which members of the cheating team bribed casino dealers and supervisors to fake their shuffles during card games, resulting in "slugs" of unshuffled cards.

This allegedly allowed the cheaters to track the order of the cards - with the help of signals, hidden transmitters and specially created computer software - and bet large at the appropriate times.

According to the FBI, the accused "repeatedly won thousands of dollars during card games - up to $868,000 on one occasion."

Paterson said OPP expect that the total financial losses at Ontario casinos targeted by the group will exceed $2 million.

Although many of the Canadian suspects lived in Windsor, Paterson said the cheat team's criminal activity in Ontario only took place at Casino Rama - a First Nations casino near Orillia on Lake Simcoe north of Toronto.

Asked to explain why the team didn't hit Casino Windsor, Paterson said he didn't know. "I can tell you, they did infiltrate a casino. In other words, they had inside assistance. I suppose if that link was made at Rama, that's where they stayed," Paterson said.

Special Agent Darrell Foxworth of the FBI said the U.S. agency had "excellent co-operation" with OPP throughout the investigation.

story obtained by Global News

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