By James Peters

Kamloops man charged with trying to cheat Kelowna casino

Feb 7, 2017 | 1:04 PM

KELOWNA — A Kamloops man is one of two people who have been charged with trying to cheat a Kelowna casino.

The province’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says it was alerted by Lake City Casino in Kelowna to an alleged cheating incident on November 4, 2016.

According to the investigators, one man was recorded sitting in front of the same dealer on three separate occasions, playing two games.

Investigators believe the two were colluding to defraud the casino.

25 year old Mingzhe Xu of Kamloops is facing charges of intent to defraud a casino and cheat while playing the game of roulette, and intent to defraud a casino and cheat while playing a game of three card poker.

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21 year old Yun Long Yang of Kelowna is facing a single count of intent to defraud a casino and cheat while holding the stakes for a game of roulette.

The two have provincial court date in Kelowna set for May 4.

by James Peters

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