Police Hunt Suspects In Baccarat Cheating Ring That Netted $1.5 Million

Police are hunting a baccarat cheating ring that is thought to have made $1.5 million after targeting at least 10 casinos across the country.

Additionally, Liu is wanted in Pennsylvania on a warrant that charges him with two misdemeanor counts of winning by fraud or trickery. The group allegedly targeted Mohegan Pennsylvania, and Liu was caught on camera using his smartphone to launch an app that is believed to have been recording the order of cards.

After Liu placed the phone under a stack of baccarat scorecards, the dealer shuffled and allowed Liu to cut the deck. The player was seen to move the dealer’s hands around to “dictate how [the dealer] should be holding the deck,” according to police.

In addition to Indiana and Pennsylvania, the group is thought to have targeted New York casinos, as well as establishments in California, Illinois, and Mississippi.

Gang targeted inexperienced dealers

The Times of North Western Indiana also reported that the men manipulated dealers when they were cutting cards, supposedly rifling or fanning the cards in a manner that was against casino procedure. This allowed the men to capture the order of the cards on secret devices; the operation then relied on using earpieces to relay information to players at the table, informing them when to place bets.

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