Part II: Table Game Cheating · Bingo
Bingo Caller Override
How it works
The caller is supposed to announce the numbers a random draw has produced. The cheat is the caller turning that draw off and announcing numbers he already knows are on a confederate’s card. The game looks normal from the floor. The randomness was switched off.
Where it appears
Bingo halls, including bingo run by a casino
On the record
The Chronicle Live of 27 February 2013 reported that Newcastle Crown Court jailed Christian Grant for nine months. He was a caller at Gala Bingo in Sunderland. He overrode the random draw. Two women with him won £7,830 and £1,040. All three admitted conspiracy to defraud.
Detection & preventionADVISORY
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Published as a detection reference for surveillance, compliance and gaming-operations professionals. Thresholds and tuning are set by the property. Nothing here is instruction: the method is described so it can be recognised.