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Woman gets probation for entering casino with stolen work permit
Published on Sep 15, 2011

Ellie Tan Ai Li, 25, who is expecting a child in December, had admitted to stealing the work permit from Malaysian sales assistant Liw Ker Lee, 23, at Pure Milk, Bugis Junction, on May 1, and entering the casino the next day without paying the entry levy of $100. -- ST PHOTO: WONG KWAI CHOW
By Elena Chong
A woman who stole her colleague's work permit to enter the Resorts World Sentosa casino was placed on 18 months' probation on Thursday.
Ellie Tan Ai Li, 25, who is expecting a child in December, had admitted to stealing the work permit from Malaysian sales assistant Liw Ker Lee, 23, at Pure Milk, Bugis Junction, on May 1, and entering the casino the next day without paying the entry levy of $100.
The Singaporean former retail operation manager removed the work permit from her colleague's wallet at the store room on May 1, and used it to enter the casino the next day.
When she lost all her money at the gambling table, she started asking patrons for money.
A security manager took her to the office where it was discovered that she had been under a self-exclusion order since September last year.
Read the full story in Thurday's edition of The Straits Times.