{"id":239325,"date":"2022-10-25T12:43:49","date_gmt":"2022-10-25T17:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=239325"},"modified":"2022-10-25T13:27:17","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T18:27:17","slug":"seneca-buffalo-creek-dodgy-dealer-charged-in-new-cheating-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/seneca-buffalo-creek-dodgy-dealer-charged-in-new-cheating-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca Buffalo Creek \u2018Dodgy Dealer\u2019 Charged in New Cheating Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A blackjack dealer at the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Upstate New York is facing fresh charges of colluding with players. That\u2019s after she was charged with first-degree gaming fraud in September, allegedly for helping two gamblers win several thousands of dollars by flashing cards they weren\u2019t supposed to see.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_239326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-239326\" data-style=\"width: 1265px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-239326 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Buffalo.jpg\" alt=\"Seneca Buffalo Creek\" width=\"1265\" height=\"740\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Buffalo.jpg 1265w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Buffalo-858x502.jpg 858w, https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Buffalo-430x252.jpg 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1265px) 100vw, 1265px\" \/><figcaption  id=\"caption-attachment-239326\"class=\"text-description\">Casino-goers get down to some blackjack at the Seneca Buffalo Creek\u2019s opening in August 2013. One blackjack dealer stands accused of neglecting to keep her cards close to her chest. (Image: <em>The Buffalo News<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The fresh charges relate to an incident that occurred just days before her initial arrest, <em>The Buffalo News<\/em> reports.<\/p>\n<p>Emily M. Torres, 21, of Lackawanna, NY, was detained on September 8 over allegations that she flashed her cards to two gamblers at the table. Mark M. Watson, Jr. and Rahat Hossain were allowed to win collectively around $7,500 on the night of August 14 and early morning of August 15.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Flashing Face Cards<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Prosecutors are now accusing her of using the same technique to enrich another gambler, Jordan Mack, to the tune of $5,700 on August 10. Torres allegedly flashed cards to Mack, 44, of Friendship, NY, on 62 separate occasions, which was picked up retrospectively by the eye in the sky.<\/p>\n<p>Watson, 28, and Hossain, 34, both of Buffalo, played blackjack for around two and half hours four days later, winning $5,300 and just over $2,200, respectively.<\/p>\n<div class=\"callout\">\n<p><strong>Torres was arrested when she showed up to work the next day. Watson, Hossain, and Mack were detained later and all three have been charged with gaming fraud.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All four suspects have pleaded not guilty, although Watson and Hossain have repaid their allegedly fraudulent winnings to the casino, according to court documents.<\/p>\n<p>They have been released on their own recognizance and ordered to stay away from the Seneca Buffalo Creek and all other casinos owned by the Seneca Nation.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Uncommon Charges<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The charge of gaming fraud, a Class E felony, is uncommon in New York, according to <em>The Buffalo News<\/em>. Since January 2017, when New York\u2019s upstate casinos began to open, just four other individuals have been arrested for the crime.<\/p>\n<p><strong>First-degree gaming fraud, which relates to the theft of more than $1,000, is punishable under state law by up to four years in prison, a probation term of five years, and payment of a fine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dealers colluding with players is also fairly uncommon, but certainly not unheard of. One of the most notable occurrences in recent years involved two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/nevada-regulators-throw-black-book-at-bellagio-craps-cheaters\/\">corrupt Bellagio craps dealers<\/a> who were part of a cheating ring that bilked the Las Vegas casino of an estimated $1.2 million from 2012 to 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A blackjack dealer at the Seneca Buffalo Creek Casino in Upstate New York is facing fresh charges of colluding with players. That\u2019s after she was charged with first-degree gaming fraud in September, allegedly for helping two gamblers win several thousands of dollars by flashing cards they weren\u2019t supposed to see. The fresh charges relate to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":239326,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18456],"tags":[82949,81975,83438],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Seneca Buffalo Creek \u2018Dodgy Dealer\u2019 Charged in New Cheating Case<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Seneca Buffalo Creek dealer Emily M. 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