Syndicate allegedly used device to record cards during game at MBS casino; men face charges
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The syndicate was involved in a ruse to use a prohibited device to record cards during a baccarat game at the Marina Bay Sands casino.
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SINGAPORE - An alleged member of a crime syndicate, which was involved in a ruse to use a prohibited device to record cards
Malaysian Chai Hee Keong, 45, who was sent back to Singapore after he was caught in his home country on Thursday, now faces a charge under the Casino Control Act.
Two other alleged syndicate members were hauled to a district court earlier.
The cases involving Taiwanese Hung Jung-Hao, 27, and Tan Kian Yi, 35, also a Malaysian, are pending.
The trio is accused of working with Wang Yu, Hung Yu-Wen, Chou Yu-Lun, and three other unknown persons to commit the offence.
Court documents did not disclose details about the other purported syndicate members.
Hung Jung-Hao was at the MBS casino at around 2am on Dec 23, 2022, when he allegedly used a mobile phone to transmit to Chai and the others images showing the value and suit of the cards that were dealt during a game.
Chai returned to Malaysia soon after, and the State Courts in Singapore then issued a warrant of arrest against him.
The Singapore police said in a statement that their Malaysian counterparts arrested him on Thursday, before he was sent back to the Republic.
During investigations, the Singapore authorities also seized items including a mobile phone and casino chips worth more than $700,000.
Chai’s case has been adjourned to June 16.
If convicted of the offence under the Casino Control Act, he can be jailed for up to seven years and fined up to $150,000.
