Gambler in $1.5 Million Fraud

Filed in archive Casinos on September 27, 2005

Female high stakes gambler, Yi Wang, alleged defrauded a Chinese businessman for $AUS1.5 million and then gambled the money in a 61-day spree at Crown Casino - turning over $12 million in the process with an average bet of $13,000

Apparantly, Wang persuaded Zhan Qing Zhang to put $1.5 million into her account as a deposit for some property - they had met when Zhang visited Australia to look for some real estate

Wang has pleaded guilty on 13 charges after Zhang, who spoke no english, realised he was being conned after getting an interpreter to discover the scam

Article: Woman in fraud claim