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Apr 24 2024

Daegu Casino Claims $3.5M Fraud On Chinese: Report

Criminal charges were filed on Monday against 12 people who have worked at Daegu casinos in South Korea since 2017, when some employees committed 4.5 billion won ($3.5 million) fraud against several Chinese players in Bakara, local media reported.

The Daegu District Prosecutors' Office made the move after an investigation into the foreigner-only casino of the Daegu Hotel Inter-Burgo in the southeast.

According to information from the Korean-language news media collected by the GGRA's Korean correspondent, the charges include casino cheating, cheating, and misappropriation.

The district attorney's office, which oversees the country's casino sector, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism each confirmed to the GGRA in early May the ongoing investigation into Daegu casinos.

Two people, described as superiors at the time of the criminal charges, were among those accused. Also, those accused of illegality were two who were executives at the time, four who were employed as salespeople, and four who worked as casino dealers. All 12 are accused of casino cheating.

Media reports did not name those involved. They are not currently in custody, according to reports.

According to local media, casino dealers scammed W4.5 billion for allegedly playing baccarat games at the venue from two Chinese people described as Hong Kongers in a local media outlet. The scam allegedly took place in September 2017, with dealers allegedly swapping cards falsely and exchanging cards.

In July 2017, he was accused of fraudulently committing 54 million won to a Japanese player using the same method.

The two senior bosses at the time are also accused of borrowing 9.1 billion won from a Hong Kong financial company and lending it to one accused casino executive without asking for collateral from a person who receives 6.45 billion won. The act, expressed as breach of trust, reportedly occurred in 2017.

Some of the presidents at the time were accused of using 950 million won in company funds for "discretionary consumption."

According to prosecutors, the two bosses and two executives are accused of providing free services worth 230 million won to induce defendant dealers to participate in player fraud. Such acts of induction are also classified as breach of trust in Korea.