Putting It On The Rich - Thai Style
Published: Friday, January 21, 2005 Online-Casinos.com
PUTTING ON THE RITZ ...THAI STYLE
Poipet Nine are now in a pickle...
In a land casino raid evocative of last year's high tech hit on the roulette tables at The Ritz in London, a group of nine Thai gamblers, including a Chiang Mai socialite, have been detained in Cambodia after they were caught allegedly using hi-tech electronic equipment to fix bets at Poipet's Vegas Casino. Casino staff said they had found two Thais with hidden micro-cameras on their persons while playing baccarat inside the casino. The devices were linked to GPRS and Bluetooth communication systems that sent signals to a notebook PC monitored by other group members staying in a hotel room upstairs, it is alleged.
The casino scam allowed the group to see the cards being dealt in the game and then relayed the information to members at the gaming table, they said. The group reportedly extorted Baht 90 million from the casino.
The casino gambling party crossed into Poipet on Monday. Sources said the nine had not been permitted to leave the Vegas Casino after officers caught them allegedly using the electronic equipment to fix bets.
"Three Thais managed to flee the casino with Baht 90 million, but nine were left behind," a source said. Sources said that Cambodian police were trying to negotiate with the nine in an effort to get them to return their casino gambling winnings in exchange for their release.
