A poker dealer and two patrons were arrested on Tuesday after an investigation into cheating at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
MASHANTUCKET, CT - A poker dealer and two patrons were arrested on Tuesday after an investigation into cheating at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut.
Connecticut State Police said that 29-year-old Xiuhie Chen of Norwich, Ct. was a Pai Gow, or double-handed poker, dealer and was allegedly colluding with two gamers to rip off the casino.
Guang S. Li, 37, of Braintree, Ma. and Norman Chun Tung Wong, 38, of San Francisco were also arrested following the investigation.
Detectives with the State Police Casino Unit said that at the end of the first week of March, information was developed that there may be a cheating enterprise involving an employee of the casino. After looking into the situation, police say they had probable cause to make the arrests.
All three were charged with third-degree conspiracy to commit larceny, cheating, conspiracy to commit cheating and third-degree larceny. Chen was processed and released on $50,000 bond while Wong and Li were both held in lieu of $50,000 bond.
Police said the investigation is ongoing and they anticipate future arrests.