Former Star Dealer Convicted Over Scam

<br>A former baccarat dealer has been convicted for his part in an illegal betting scam in which Sydney's Star casino was cheated out of almost $500,000.<br> <br>Hieu Duc Lam was captured on CCTV footage colluding with another employee and a patron in August 2020.<br> <br>The footage showed him peeking and memorising cards to be used in an upcoming game.<br> <br>Once Lam memorised the cards, he then used a secure phone messaging app to inform his accomplice, a player in the scheduled game, of their order.<br> <br>The scam netted $467,700 in less than a month.<br> <br>Lam was sacked by The Star and pleaded guilty to 15 counts of dishonestly obtaining a financial advantage at Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court in January.<br> <br>He has been sentenced to two years' jail to be served by way of intensive correction order that began earlier this month.<br><br>If you loved this post and you would like to get additional data concerning [https://movecasino.com/baccarat/ บาคาร่า] kindly check out our own webpage. He is also required to perform 250 hours community service work.<br> <br>Independent Liquor & Gaming Authority chair, Philip Crawford, says The Star self-reported the misconduct and was right to sack Lam as he held a position of responsibility.<br> <br>"A casino special employee is licensed to supervise and facilitate gaming activities," Mr Crawford said in a statement on Saturday.<br> <br>"Their role is to help safeguard the integrity of casino operations from criminal influence, serious misconduct or exploitation, and a special degree of trust is placed in them.<br> <br>"This case demonstrates a clear breach of that trust."<br> <br>ILGA, on application by NSW Liquor and Gaming, has also cancelled Lam's gaming licence.<br> <br>His case comes after two Star employees were sacked and convicted after attempting to steal more than $30,000 in gaming chips in March.<br>