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Electronic Craps Dealer at Riverwalk Casino Caught Cheating

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Electronic Craps Dealer at Riverwalk Casino caught cheating.

Valinda Jackson, an employee at Riverwalk Casino in Vicksburg, Mississippi, has been indicted with cheating at gambling. She manually entered other numbers into the system, causing financial losses to the casino. Jackson has two options after the charges are filed: to admit the violations and reach a deal or to take the case to trial and prove she is innocent.

Jennifer Lynn Boutto was a front desk supervisor at Fortune Bay Resort Casino in Tower, Minnesota. She was sentenced to eight months in federal prison for stealing funds from the tribal casino resort operated by the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa. BoutTo issued 3,000 fraudulent cash refunds to the amount of $315,00.

Ming Zhang, 32, from Virginia, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. He was involved in a scheme to defraud Maryland casinos by cheating at the game of baccarat.

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