Jun 7, 2010
Man fined for casino theft
A MAN was fined a total of $1,500 on Monday for stealing casino chips from gamblers at Resort Worlds Sentosa (RWS) last month. Malaysia Lai Boon Ngee, 32, a car mechanic, pleaded guilty to three counts of theft from two victims, $25 worth of chips from Mr Lim Yoon Hin, 38, and a $5 chip from Mr Soh Ah Seng, 47. He committed the offences between May 22 and 23.
A court heard that he was at the roulette table busy watching others bet on May 23 when he placed his beige-coloured chip on top of Mr Lim's set of grey-coloured chips at box number 33. He then withdrew his own chip together with four of Mr Lim's, pretending that he had changed his mind on the bet. Mr Lim did not realise the loss of his chips nor did he pay attention to his surroundings.
