Jul 13, 2011
MBS staff jailed for rigging Money Wheel
By Khushwant Singh
A former pit supervisor with the Marina Bay Sands was jailed six months on Wednesday for conspiring with a patron to cheat the casino of $31,500. -- ST PHOTO: TED CHEN
A FORMER pit supervisor with the Marina Bay Sands was jailed six months on Wednesday for conspiring with a patron to cheat the casino of $31,500.
Keith Yong Kee-Hwei, 24, had pleaded guilty last month. A district court then heard that Tan Tiong Loon, 32, met Yong and promised the younger man a share of his winnings if the pit supervisor would work with him. Yong was reluctant at first but under intense pestering by Tan, he relented.
At about 4.30am on Oct 7 last year, Yong used his hand to stop the Money Wheel from spinning to help Tan win $18,000 from his bet of $400. A casino patron further away saw what transpired and blew the whistle on him and Yong.
Investigations revealed that minutes earlier, Tan, the only player at the Money Wheel table then, made $13,500 from a $300 bet in a similar fashion.
This charge as well as those for two similar offences were taken into consideration by District Judge Francis Remedios for sentencing.
The pair were arrested days later, after Yong was handed $11,500 as his cut. Tan was sentenced to 10 months in jail in March this year.
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