<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A couple from Kazakhstan have been charged for allegedly fraudulently winning more than $1 million at a Sydney casino.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman, 36, was seen by staff wearing a small camera on her skirt, with staff alerting police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman, as well as her husband 44, were arrested on Thursday, with police finding further devices.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/plane-crash-pilot-killed-as-two-light-planes-collide-in-sydney/11ace484-9569-4531-b39b-d4989a19546b" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Pilot killed as two light planes collide in Sydney</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Small, magnetised probes, batteries and a mobile phone with a fitted attachment that allowed the camera function to discreetly view, capture or record images.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A small custom-made mirror attachment for the same mobile was found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say the pair travelled to Sydney from Kazakhstan in October and the same day applied for memberships to a casino in Barangaroo, where the Crown Sydney is.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/casino-sydney-million-dollars-nsw-police/2da158d1-a27c-4c64-a39a-02ac2c9de8f9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/north-st-marys-fire-sydney/4cbcf0c6-97a4-4917-bb96-5e4bc96ddf66"><strong><span>Massive industrial fire in Sydney's west could burn for days</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>During October and November the pair made multiple visits, winning a total of $1,179,412.50 and raising suspicions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police will allege, with their mobile phones capturing images of the table, the pair were communicating with using deep seated earpieces through which they received instruction to wager on various card games and ultimately cheat the casino.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A search warrant carried out at their accommodation on Kent Street in Sydney, saw gambling props, high end jewellery, and $2000 found.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The pair were charged with dishonestly obtain financial advantage etc by deception.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They were refused bail to appear in Bail Division Local Court 7 on Friday 28 November 2025.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Commander of the Organised Crime Squad, Detective Superintendent Peter Faux, said the Casino and Gaming Unit works in close partnership with casino security to detect and stop criminal activity.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Our detectives collaborate closely with casino security to identify and disrupt unlawful behaviour. This strong cooperation is vital to maintaining the integrity of gaming operations and is reflected in outcomes like this," Det Supt Faux said.</span></div></div>