Jun 16, 2010
Casino chip thief fined $3,000
<!-- by line --> By Elena Chong, Court Correspondent
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<!-- end left side bar --> <!-- story content : start --> A MALAYSIAN woman was fined $3,000 on Wednesday for misappropriating another person's $1,000 cash chip at Marina Bay Sands casino. Toh Chea Keh, 49, who worked in a hair salon in Malaysia, pleaded guilty to dishonestly misappropriating the chip belonging to Mr Tan Boon Tiong, 45, at a baccarat table on May 20. The court heard that Mr Tan was betting at the baccarat table when he decided to leave after the game resulted in a tie.
As he was grabbing his cash chips, he missed a $1,000 chip. Toh saw this and immediately sat down at the victim's seat, using her hands to cover the chip together with her own. She later encashed the chip. The victim reported the matter to the staff when she realised the missing chip. Toh could have been jailed for up to two years and fined for the offence.