非法赌博集团在新加坡被监禁

　　在新加坡滨海湾金沙（MBS）的非法私人投注百家乐游戏集团的相关成员已被判处6个月的监禁和罚款新加坡币共60,000元。

　　三月至六月期间，吴作栋、皇家光提供保险投注，赌徒在302室度假村御匾会赌博。

　　副检察官（民进党）黄露丝说，保险的赌注是共同作为对失去在某些赌场桌面游戏的赌注的对冲。法律规定，这种赌注必须在他们的管辖范围，授权赌场并对赌博征收相应的税收。而这种情况下的赌注是一个私人的赌场，不经税务人员安排，受益的组织者是未经授权的。

　　四十三岁的吴作栋，原来经营脚底业务，但现在失业，有五分之二指控他使其认罪。

　　他是该集团在法庭上为罪行承担的第二个成员。他的同伙之一“Ricki”，26岁，是印度尼西亚的在职劳动者，被判处4个月的有期徒刑监禁，并处罚金$ 50,000。

　　另外两名涉嫌帮凶在法庭上已被指控，但是他们的案件仍悬而未决。他们是48岁的李金传和彭洪敬南。

　　民进党黄说，李在三月是赌场VIP会员，相信他曾经提供非法侧投注来赚了一些钱。根据法庭文件，吴作栋曾发现李某提供赌注给玩家，并接近他，只是因为他想参加到该计划中去。

　　控方说，吴作栋将获得高达S每投注200元，如果玩家使用保险投注，实际上能够促成他的主要赌注的成功。如果失去了他的主要赌注的赌徒，吴作栋不得不承担成本。

　　此案件涉及三名男子，包括“Ricki”和Ang，这两人只是帮凶。据称，他同意支付这些玩家每天高达S $ 150。

　　民进党黄说，据称提供这些保险的赌注，李约获得30,000新元的利润。吴作栋则收受6,000新元。

　　6月14日，在按揭证券赌场现场，吴，李和“Ricki”在RAID被逮捕，当局检获的物品包括现金总额有72,000元。

　　译文

　　A member of a syndicate that offered illegal private bets for baccarat games at Marina Bay Sands （MBS） in Singapore has been sentenced to six months' jail and fined S$60,000.

　　Between March and June, Goh Boon Kwang offered insurance bets to gamblers in room 302 at the resort’s Paiza Club—a facility for high rollers.

　　Deputy Public Prosecutor （DPP） Ruth Wong said insurance bets were common as a hedge against losing bets in certain casino table games. Such bets were legal provided they were allowed by the jurisdiction, authorised by the casino and that the appropriate tax had been levied on the bet. The bets in this case were a private arrangement where the casino and the taxman were left out of the deal and only the unauthorised organisers stood to benefit.

　　Forty-three-year-old Goh, who used to operate a reflexology business but is now jobless, pleaded guilty to two of five charges against him.

　　He is the second member of the syndicate to be dealt with in court for the offence. One of his accomplices, a 26-year-old known only as ‘Ricki’， an Indonesian odd-job labourer, was sentenced to four months' jail and fined S$50,000 in July.

　　Two other alleged accomplices have already been charged in court and their cases are still pending. They are 48-year-old Lee Chin Chuan and an alleged runner, Ang Keng Peng.

　　DPP Wong said that Lee had a VIP membership at the casino and in March, it's believed he decided to offer the illegal side bets to make some money. Based on court documents, Goh had spotted Lee offering the bets to players and approached him as he wanted to be part of the plan.

　　The prosecution said that Goh would get up to S$200 per bet if the player using the insurance bet was actually successful on his main bet. Goh had to bear the cost if the gambler lost on his main bet.

　　It's believed Lee involved three other men, including ‘Ricki’ and Ang, to work for him, and he allegedly agreed to pay each of these runners up to S$150 a day.

　　DPP Wong said that by allegedly offering these insurance bets, Lee made a profit of about S$30,000. Goh made S$6,000 by acting as a bookmaker.

　　Goh, Lee and ‘Ricki’ were arrested at the MBS casino in a raid on 14th June when the authorities seized items from them including cash totalling more than S$72,000.