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25 May 2004
Four Arrested After Mobile Phone
'Fraud'
Fears
have been raised that the Ritz roulette scam could have been
mirrored on automated roulette terminals at casinos on the
Canary Islands following the arrest of two Maltese men
together with an Italian and a Spanish man. The four were
arrested in Tenerife on charges of fraud in casinos and
falsification of identify cards.
Although police have so
far been reluctant to release comprehensive details of the
arrests, it was reported that on February 16 2004 the men
left the casino with 3000 euros after 'taking photos with
their mobile phones'. An identity-kit of the four men was
issued by the casino and forwarded to the other casinos in
the area. Four days later the men were recognised entering
another casino where they carried out a 'fraud' of 1700
euros.
The men's actions were
caught on camera, where they allegedly 'meddled with a
roulette machine', The men are also being said to have
entered the casinos with false documents. They denied
knowing each other and due to appear in court this
month.
Those arrested in the Ritz
case were alleged to have used a laser built into a mobile
phone which recorded the speed of the roulette ball and
transmitted that information to a micro computer. It then
calculated its decaying orbit and predicted which segment
the ball is likely to land in.
At this stage it is not
known if the 'fraud' used in Spain was similar to that used
in the Ritz UK Casino, but the use of mobile phones and
roulette 'fraud' bares similarities.
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