The pair were caught after staff at a casino in Sydney’s central Barangaroo neighborhood spotted 36-year-old Dilnoza Israilova wearing a small, discreet camera on a Mickey Mouse T-shirt, New South Wales police said, the BBC reported.
She and her husband, 44-year-old Alisherykhoja Israilov, were subsequently arrested. Police searched them and found “magnetized probes” and a mirror attachment for a phone allegedly used to rig the games.
The pair have been charged with dishonestly obtaining financial gain and remain in custody.
New South Wales Police say the couple arrived in Sydney from Kazakhstan in October and applied for casino membership the same day.
Over the following weeks, they made several visits to a casino – allegedly the Crown on Sydney’s waterfront – and won a total of A$1,179,412.50. This raised the suspicion of casino staff, who allegedly caught them in the act on Thursday.
Police said the spying devices were linked to the couple’s mobile phones, allowing them to record and view images of the table.
The pair appeared in court on Friday and were refused bail, New South Wales Police said.
(Vijesti.ba / Fena)
