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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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February 20th, 2010

Russian police battle illegal gamblers

Another story from the BBC:

BBC News, Moscow

Illegal gambling has spread rapidly across Russia since a new law came into force last July banning casinos and slots machines in towns and cities, according to a senior police officer in an exclusive interview with the BBC.

Col Oleg Bolderov of the economic crimes department of the Russian police said they had carried out thousands of raids over the past eight months.

"We have closed down 70 casinos and 4,000 slot-machine arcades… and have brought 600 criminal cases against those trying to organise this (illegal gambling)," he said.

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

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February 9th, 2010

Prison for casino gun attackers

Another story from the BBC:

A gang who plotted the murder of a businessman at an Edinburgh casino have been jailed for a total of 43 years.

Tony Demarco, 63, was shot outside the Maybury Casino on 3 June 2008. Four men were convicted of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder.

Imran Sakur, 35, who hatched the plot, and Jamie Robertson, 25, who pulled the trigger, were both jailed for 11 years.

"Fixer" Craig Kelbie, 35, was jailed for 11 years and getaway driver Francis McGlone, 39, was given a 10-year term.

Posted by casino man in Gambling News at 3:43 PM GMT

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January 12th, 2010

Four guilty of casino gun attack

Another story from the BBC:

Four men have been convicted of plotting to kill a businessman who was shot in the head as he left a casino.

The High Court in Edinburgh heard that Tony Demarco, 63, still had a bullet lodged in his cheek and was lucky to alive after the attack in June 2008.

Imran Sakur, 35, Jamie Robertson, 25, Craig Kelbie, 35, and Francis McGlone, 39, were all found guilty of conspiracy to murder and attempted murder.

They are due to be sentenced on 9 February.

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January 11th, 2010