Woman in Las Vegas Table Game Cheating Conspiracy Caught During Traffic Stop

A woman who allegedly conspired with a dealer to earn fraudulent wins in a table game was caught last week after a traffic stop revealed she was wanted for cheating at cards. 

Yuk Wong was stopped by police on May 15 for driving with an expired registration, according to KLAS 8 News Now in Las Vegas. 

The officer reportedly then learned about the warrant for Wong’s arrest and took her into custody. 

Hidden Cards Created Fraudulent Flushes

The Nevada Gaming Control Board had issued the warrant for Wong’s arrest last year, accusing her of conspiring with a dealer to cheat at the “I Luv Suits Poker” game.

In I Luv Suits Poker, players are dealt a seven-card hand. To win, they must have a better flush than the dealer, either by having more cards of a single suit, or higher cards, in the case of a flush of the same size. There are additional side bet bonuses available for large flushes or straight flushes.

Here’s a video from the Canterbury Park casino in Minnesota on how to play I Luv Suits Poker:

According to the GCB, Wong was cheating at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino with a dealer whom she knew and paid her for losing hands. When investigating, agents found that Wong and the dealer – whose name has been redacted from court documents – were listed as being “in a relationship” on Facebook. 

When investigators took a closer look at the claims of cheating, they found surveillance video showing “numerous fraudulent hands” in a single night between the dealer and Wong. It appeared that investigators quickly spotted the way in which Wong tried to manipulate the results along with the dealer.

“It should be noted, during all hands that Wong fraudulently concealed a faulty flush, she fraudulently placed the card so that it is hidden in the middle of her hand,” investigators claim in court documents.

Wong Won ‘Hundreds of Dollars’ on Single Hand

Ultimately, investigators found 17 alleged incidents of cheating between the pair. Mandalay Bay security detained both the dealer and Wong until agents of the gaming control board arrived on scene.

According to court documents, Wong tried to play off the relationship with the dealer as a helpful one, saying that “she had seen [the dealer] previously before and likes to gamble at games he is dealing because he helps her understand the game and helps her win.”

It’s unclear how much exactly Wong allegedly profited from the scheme. Agents noted that she made hundreds of dollars on one hand, but court documents did not mention her total earnings.

Wong is due to appear in court on June 18. It is unclear if the dealer is facing any charges. 

While cheating at a modern casino may be difficult, patrons do try to slip things past the house, often with the help of employees. 

Last month, two players were charged for cheating at Interblock Roulette at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. They, along with at least one other player charged in the scheme, allegedly had the help of two casino employees: a dealer who would spin the ball in the wrong direction, preventing the game from detecting the spin and cutting off bets, and a supervisor who manually validated each spin. 

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