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March 12th, 2010

IT staff in Â£33,000 casino theft

Another story from the BBC:

Two IT contractors have admitted using their insider knowledge to cheat casinos out of thousands of pounds by printing false winning betting slips.

The pair stole more than £33,000 by infiltrating software controlling remote betting machines which covered roulette wheels at four London casinos.

Andrew Owen Ashley, 30, Nimesh Bhagat, 31, both from London, admitted theft between July and September 2007.

They received 12 month suspended prison sentences at Croydon Crown Court.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 7:43 PM GMT

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March 4th, 2010

Armed robbers target betting shop

Another story from the BBC:

Two workers hid in the toilets when robbers armed with an axe and hammer targeted a Manchester betting shop.

The two men smashed security glass on the counters at William Hill premises in Clayton.

Two women working at the shop ran for the toilets and were pursued by the robbers who then went back into the shop and stole cash.

The women were uninjured, but have been left shocked by the robbery on Monday, Greater Manchester Police said.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 1:43 PM GMT

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March 1st, 2010

Conman took Â£400,000 from friends

Another story from the BBC:

A conman who stole more than £400,000 from his friends in a spread-betting scam has been jailed for three years and four months.

Jonathon McCrae, 41, was best man at the weddings of two people who invested in the fake scheme betting on exchange rates, Bolton Crown Court was told.

He created false financial statements which showed his fund had more than £2m - but the true amount was £37.

McCrae, of no fixed address, admitted false accounting and theft charges.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 9:43 PM GMT

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February 13th, 2010