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Casino Dealers Caught Cheating

CALIFORNIA – As reported by the Sacramento Bee: "Authorities in Placer County have arrested a dealer and two players at Thunder Valley Casino near Lincoln on suspicion of running crooked card games.

"The three suspects were taken away from the gambling establishment in handcuffs late Tuesday after a 10-day investigation in which the dealer was under camera surveillance by security staff.

"…The state Department of Justice's gambling control division, which also was involved in the investigation, estimated the casino lost more than $10,700.

"Booked into the Placer County jail on suspicion of conspiracy, burglary, embezzlement and grand theft were the dealer, Guiqin Luo, 22, of Sacramento, and players Khue Thanh Do, 32, of Rancho Cordova and Charm Sae Pharn, 25, of Antelope.

"…Howard Dickstein, an attorney for the United Auburn Indian Community, which owns Thunder Valley Casino, said the two are not Cache Creek employees but that one was a former Cache Creek worker.

"Dickstein said the dealer and players at Thunder Valley Casino allegedly were cheating at mini-baccarat, a card game in which players bet on whether the dealer's hand or a player's hand will come closest to totaling nine.

"Dickstein said the dealer was slowly dealing winning cards to the players or was not collecting their losing bets…"

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