An unscrupulous casino croupier has been sacked and cautioned by police after being caught stealing chips by hiding them in his socks.
The unnamed man worked at the Genting-owned Cromwell Mint Casino in South Kensington, London, devised a scam where he stole chips by placing them in a false pocket in his trousers, which was connect via a tube to his socks, the Daily Mail reported.
According to the report, the now sacked dealer passed the stolen chips to his female accomplice on a fire escape when he was on a break, who then returned to the casino several days later to cash the chips in.