Two men and a woman who used hidden cameras and other equipment to cheat several British casinos out of thousands of pounds have been charged with contravening the Gambling Act 1845.
UK authorities found Yau Lam, along with accomplices Fan Tsang and Bit Wong, guilty of using complicated surveillance equipment during games of poker.
The team is understood to have played in at least six London casinos, where they may have netted more than £250,000.
Lam, Tsang and Wong - all of north-west London - were arrested after a pre-planned operation by police working alongside casino security staff. Yesterday all three were given jail sentences at Southwark Crown Court.
Lam has been jailed for nine months, while Tsang and Wong were given nine-month suspended terms and 150 hours’ community service.
Detective Inspector Darren Warner, head of Scotland Yard’s Gaming Unit, said the trio had previously made trips to Las Vegas, but it was not known if they had attempted the scam there.
