Fake chips sold online found at Macau casino


Some fake chips created for play, carrying an “SJM” logo on the tags, were found at a casino, with the scammers eventually able to cash out some value in legitimate chips, resulting in a HKD190,000 fraud, reported local media.


The scam, said to involve high-quality counterfeits purchased online, was detected at a casino in the “central district” on October 26, according to the reports. The police did not identify the venue by name.


A suspect, a 51-year-old male from , was arrested on Friday (January 8) after returning to the city.


According to the police, the suspect admitted that 150 counterfeit chips were bought online for CNY60,000, by the suspect and another man from the mainland, with both said to be aware the casino currency was fake.


The second man is still at large, although his identity is said to be known to the Judiciary Police.


A total of 100 of the bogus chips was brought to the casino, said the police. An aggregate of 38, each with a face value of HKD5,000, were detected by the casino.


The suspects allegedly used counterfeit chips at several gaming tables to change into real chips with a smaller denomination, then went to cash out the legitimate chips from the cage. Four legitimate gamblers were said to have unwittingly received chips from the dud batch.

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