Casino dealer receives custodial sentence and fine
MEDIA RELEASE
21 January 2013
Casino dealer receives custodial sentence and fine
The Department of Internal Affairs is satisfied its investigations have resulted in the conviction of a Hamilton casino employee for cheating.
Bo DU, 33, a dealer at SkyCity Hamilton casino for six
years was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment to be served
on home detention and reparation of $20,000, to be paid at a
minimum rate of $50.00 per week, to be paid within two
years.
She had earlier pleaded guilty to obtaining, with
two casino patrons, $52,000 by deception and of accepting a
gratuity while holding a Certificate of Approval under the
Gambling Act.
Her two associates have been similarly charged and are being dealt with separately.
The Department was called in after the casino discovered irregularities around its rapid roulette table game. With Sky City’s assistance, gambling inspectors determined that DU had illegally obtained $52,000 by manipulating the game. They also detected that DU had received a one-off payment of $15,000 from a SkyCity Hamilton patron. This is prohibited by the Gambling Act 2003.
Internal Affairs’ Casino
Compliance Manager, Rob Abbott, said the Department remains
vigilant to the potential gambling offers for illicit
activities.
“Du’s sentence underlines the
seriousness of the offending. Members of the public should
be able to expect that all Casino gambling is operated
responsibly and with the highest integrity,” Rob Abbott
said. “It is our job as the regulator to ensure that
SkyCity has systems in place to detect and deal with any
criminal behaviour on the part of their employees. In this
case the casino's systems detected the offending and enabled
us to bring this court action."
Du’s conviction means
she will not be able to work in casinos again.
ends