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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Treasury Casino dealer jailed for stealing betting chips to pay for drug habit

A CASINO blackjack dealer secretly swiped up to $72,000 in betting chips to feed his $1000-a-week drug habit, a court has been told. 
 
The Brisbane District Court was told Scott David Mannion stole between $24,000 and $72,000 in $500 chips while working as a croupier at the Conrad Treasury Casino between June 23, last year, and February 25.

The court was told Mannion would slip chips inside his casino-issue uniform and hide them in his locker until he could later meet up with his drug dealer and trade them in return for methamphetamine - referred to as speed in drug circles.   Read More

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