A 33-year-old man has been jailed for 28 weeks after being found guilty of colluding with two dealers at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands to manipulate the spin of roulette wheels.
Daniel Koh Tze Zhou was sentenced on Monday, Channel News Asia reports, for reaching an agreement with the dealers to give them tips if spins of the wheel fell in his favor. Koh won SG$2,330 (US$1,700) from 174 games playing at the first dealer’s table and SG$1,215 (US$888) from 18 games at the second dealer’s table.
One of those dealers, 25-year-old Soh Xuan Rong, was also sentenced to 28 weeks in jail, with the other having been jailed at a previous hearing.
Their collusion was detected by routine surveillance checks.
It was found that Koh and Soh had met when Soh noticed Kph’s unique betting pattern, in which he would always bet on the same three numbers – 32, 15 and 19 – his favourite numbers. The pair later exchanged numbers after which Soh suggested they invest money into Koh’s games together in order to share in winnings.
Koh instead offered a SG$70 tip for each time the wheel spun in his favor, to be paid outside the casino. Soh later brought the second dealer into the deal.
Soh was paid a total of around SG$1,000 for their efforts.
Both Koh and Soh have had their prison sentences deferred until December.
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