by Elena Chong
A MALAYSIAN car repossessor was jailed for three months on
Friday for abetting his mother to cheat a dealer at the Resorts
World Sentosa (RWS).
Toh Yee Foo, 33, who had initially claimed trial, changed his
plea to guilty after a 1 1/2-day hearing.
At the hearing, a closed-circuit television footage of the
incident was shown in court.
Toh had intentionally aided his mother, Madam Chee Cheng Choi,
to cheat the casino by throwing a chip towards dealer Robert Tok to
distract him while she placed a late winning bet of $1,510 and
dishonestly induced the dealer to give her chips amounting to
$3,020 at a roulette table on June 9.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Darren Goh said Toh and his accomplice
were on opposite sides of the table when he distracted the victim
by throwing a chip towards him. The chip landed on the number 0 on
the layout roulette table.
Simultaneously, Madam Chee, 55, placed a stack of chips
totalling $1,510 on the middle column box.
Toh was stopped by RWS security staff at the entrance of the
casino while his mother got away. He could have been jailed for up
to 10 years and fined.
