by Khushwant Singh
GOH Wing Wal came here as a tourist and visited the Marina Bay
Sands casino at 10am on March 12 this year. It was not known how
much money the 30-year-old had on him but by 2pm, he had lost it
all.
About 20 minutes later, he saw Mr How Yew Hock betting a $100
chip on the Sic Bo table, which is a game of three dice. When Mr
How went over to observe the next table, Goh moved the chip from
its bet on 'Big' to the number 'Four'. There were two dice with
that number and he won $200 with the stolen chip.
In the meantime, Mr How had noticed that his bet had gone
missing and informed the croupier. The closed-circuit television
footage was reviewed and revealed the identity of the culprit. Goh,
who was still in the casino was handed over to the police.
On Tuesday, he was jailed two weeks for theft and a month for
duping the casino into paying him $300. District Judge Roy
Neighbour ordered the jail terms to run concurrently so the total
sentence is a month.
