The son of a former politician was detained for several hours by the Tirana Police together with a 23-year-old man from Ballshi, an employee of a casino, as they were suspected of being involved in a theft, which in the end was not proven, but for this fate was to blame.
The denunciation against them came from one of the main casinos in Tirana, for which the police have undertaken investigations and detained the suspected persons. The player may very well have been just lucky when playing in the casino and it is suspected that there is no possibility of cooperation with the casino croupier (dealer of cards and dice) to win in one night as much money as possible.
However, theft in collaboration, or accidental profit will be resolved by the Prosecutor's Office, which has passed the police investigation and if it goes to court, justice. The story started like in the movies, when a player experiences a lucky night, all the while winning huge sums of money in the casino, where most people leave them in no time.
The amount lost by the casino has made the latter suspect that behind the player's winnings was perhaps a collaboration with one of its employees at the roulette tables.
The representative of the casino filed a complaint with the Tirana Police and the ongoing investigation against the 39-year-old player and the 23-year-old croupier started immediately and was carried out by the police forces at Police Station No. 3. The basis of the casino's denunciation, according to its lawyer, lies in the fact that the croupier did not follow the regulation.
He insists that the croupier's failure to perform three proper spins on the roulette wheel has helped the customer and the winnings at the table are nothing more than collusive theft, right in front of casino monitors and security cameras.
"The croupier was seen to roll the dice, which made only two spins and landed on the number nine, while according to casino rules, the dice must complete at least 3 spins before landing on one of the roulette numbers. Otherwise it should not be called accurate. The dealer was seen confirming the number nine on the screen that serves to connect the terminals. Making just two spins allows bets to be placed in just two seconds while the number is down. At the same time, the customer can be seen on camera quickly placing bets exactly on the number nine, and according to the footage, he won 162,000 ALL," says the casino's lawyer in the complaint.
But this is not the only case according to the casino lawyer, because he says that the situation repeats itself a few hours later. Again, the 23-year-old croupier rolls the dice only twice, and again the client AL, came closer, placed a bet on the number that fell and won 144,000 lek.
The fact that "fate" was following the client in a suspicious way has led the casino representatives to start surveillance and have seen how, when the croupier threw the dice twice, the player approached and placed bets on certain numbers, winning a one time 200 thousand ALL, the next time 360 thousand ALL and again another 200 thousand ALL.
The police, for its part, after conducting investigations into the case, say that from the examination of the records it was noticed that it was not only the denounced customer who profited from violating the croupier's regulation, but also another customer who also won money, as The 23-year-old rolled the dice only twice.
But as the two detainees, both the casino employee and the AL player, have only blamed good luck, the opposite has been discovered by the police.
The latter says that from the verification and control of mobile phones and from the examination of messages on the Instagram account, it is observed that there are communications between the player and the croupier.
Player: "A suggestion, don't make shorts there, except in some occasional cases, don't make it a road"
Krupieri: Mbrëmë vetëm një herë, e bëra në mëngjes, se e kap apo jo, unë e bëra më shumë për E., se kishte lënë shumë”.
Në këto komunikime, shfaqet krupieri zemër mirë që ndihmon lojtarët që humbasin dhe lënë gjithë paratë në kazino.
Lojtari: “Jo mo daku, unë jam stabël edhe kur humbas, ideja është të japësh edhe ti bakshish, bëj maksimumi 1 deri në 2”.
Krupieri: “Nuk e hedh dot se më shohin”.
Lojtari: “Mos e hidh, të kam thënë bëje njëherë në kaq kohë”.
Por gjatë dëshmisë në polici, krupieri thotë se lojtarin nuk e njihte më parë, atë e ka njohur në kazino dhe për shkak të punës pasi prej një muajve ai ishte një nga klientët më të rregullt.
“Punoj në kazino prej tetë muajsh dhe puna ime është dealer (shpërnarës letrash, dhe i zareve të lojërave të ndryshme që mbahen në kazino). Nuk kam ndihmuar asnjë klient, pasi nuk kam asnjë mundësi që ta bëj diçka të tillë, sepse është e pamundur të ndërhysh. Makineria është elektronike dhe loja ndiqet sipas një programi dhe jo sipas kruperit. Veprimtaria e kruperit mbikëqyret nga një inspektor që e urdhëron për lojën dhe për ‘spinin’ (hedhjen e zarit në ruletë). Inspektorët ndërrohen çdo 40 minuta dhe secili ka nën vëzhgim dy tavolina”, - ka rrëfyer ai.
Duke e përshkruar djalin e ish-politikanit si një njeri të rregullt, krupieri këmbëngul se akuzat janë të pabaza.
“Nuk e kam takuar ndonjëherë jashtë kazinosë. Sa për komunikimet midis nesh, ai ua thotë të gjithë krupierëve këtë gjë duke sugjeruar mënyrën e lojës”.
Policia i thotë se ka marrë në pyetje edhe lojtarin në fjalë, i cili tregon se ishte një nga lojtarët më të rregullt në kazino. Madje i të gjitha tavolinave. ”Një pjesë e këtyre tavolinave janë ruleta. Unë nuk kam asnjë komunikim gjatë lojës me krupierin dhe biseda në Instagram është diçka normale, nuk është përgjegjësia e ime pse ai e hodhi zarin më pak se tre herë”.
Lojtari thotë se fitoi ngaqë është i shkathët dhe jo sepse po bashkëpunonte dhe për rrjedhim sipas tij nuk ekzsiton mundësia që të ketë vjedhur.
“Nuk i kam premtuar dhe as thënë gjë krupierit. Fitova dhe kaq. Nuk kam lidhje fare dhe as bashkëpunim. Nëse merrni pasqyrën time financiare në kazino, do të shikoni se unë më shumë kam humbur se sa kam fituar. E konsideroj fat që fitova tek numrat që vendosa bastet dhe nuk kam kryer asnjë lloj vjedhjeje”.
The police say that they will refer the materials to the prosecutor's office for the two people, both suspected of one of the most special thefts that happened in Tirana.
It is known that from the losses in the casino of the young people, several events have been recorded, among them the pawning of vehicles and the sale of movable items instead.
"A new type of crime is emerging, which comes from gambling and we have no way to prevent it. There are children of businessmen, even daughters, but also very well-known public figures who have turned into fraudsters and extortioners of monetary values from the well-known. After receiving these amounts, they leave them in the casino within a few moments and the police have several similar reports, even for the children of other politicians", said an official source of the State Police. / Gazeta Si