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Card Sharps Fleece Online Gaming Operator12 September 2000AUSTRALIA – As reported by The Australian Associated Press: "Miner turned online gaming operator My Casino has been cheated by card sharps. "The slick operators who have helped the company notch up a $1.1 million first half loss are white collar criminals using other peoples' credit card numbers. "…The statement said the company was allowing for fraud losses of up to $3.5 million in its half-yearly accounts. "`We were targeted by a highly professional gang operating out of a number of south-east Asian countries,'' managing director Gordon McIntosh said from his office in Perth. "…The company has appointed a new authorising agent, Cardstream, and introduced a system where winnings are credited back to the card account…" |