CCTV Hack Takes Casino For $33 Million

Posted by samzenpus on Sunday March 17, 2013 @07:07AM from the ocean's-down-under dept.

iComp writes "A sophisticated scheme to use a casino's own security systems against it has netted scammers $33 million in a high-stakes poker game after they were able to gain a crucial advantage by seeing the opposition's cards. The team used a high-rolling accomplice from overseas who was known to spend large amounts while gambling at Australia's biggest casino, the Crown in Melbourne, according to the Herald Sun. He and his family checked into the Crown and were accommodated in one of its $30,000-a-night villas. The player then joined a private high-stakes poker game in a private suite. At the same time, an unnamed person got access to the casino's CCTV systems in the poker room and fed the information he gleaned back to the player via a wireless link. Over the course of eight hands the team fleeced the opposition to the tune of $33 million."

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Re:Er, what? by Anonymous Coward · 2013-03-17 08:14 · Score: 5, Funny

Blackjack.
Ask me how I know you've never stepped foot in a casino in real life.
Re:Turnabout is fair play. by Rob+the+Bold · 2013-03-17 08:22 · Score: 3, Funny

Can you loose that autism?
"Loose" it on whom? And how?

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Re:Turnabout is fair play. by circletimessquare · 2013-03-17 09:18 · Score: 5, Funny

i think it is safe to say that Google Glass won't be allowed in any casino past the front doors

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