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May 27, 2011
Three men jailed for casino offences
By Khushwant Singh
FOR trying to evade paying the $100 entry fee at the Marina Bay Sands casino, Loh Chet Ling, 25, will spend the next two weeks in jail. His friend, Ong Kok Mun, 24, who allowed him to use his identity card, received a similar sentence.
Over at another district court, Cheah Thiam Chai, 43, a Malaysian, was jailed seven months for cheating another punter of $500 in chips and for entering the Resorts World Sentosa casino while there was an exclusion order in force.
District Judge Jill Tan heard that Ong and Loh hatched the impersonation plan as the latter wanted to visit the Marina Bay Sands casino for free. On Aug 19 2010, Ong paid the $100 casino entry fee at 7.15pm using his Singapore Civil Defence Force identity card as his 'ticket'.
A little after 9pm, he left its premises. At 1am, Loh was caught by security personnel making use of his friend's identity card to enter the casino.
District Judge Sarjit Singh heard that Cheah was caught stealing casino chips at Resort Worlds Sentosa in 2010. His punishment included a casino ban for five years, yet he went there on May 6, 2011.
The next day, he returned and cheated a punter at a baccarat table, of $500 in chips, by insisting that it was the winnings of a friend who had asked him to keep an eye on the bet. Video footage revealed the lie but he had left the casino by then. The Malaysian was nabbed in the casino the next day on May 8, 2011.
