Ontario casino dealer alleged to have colluded with patrons; three charged

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Investigation and Enforcement Bureau (IEB) has charged three people in connection with illegal activity at a casino in Pickering.

On May 4, members of the IEB, which is attached to the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO), launched an investigation into allegations of a table games dealer that had been colluding with patrons at the casino. As a result of the investigation, three people were arrested and charged.

Amadeo Rojas, 60, of Scarborough, has been charged with two counts each of criminal breach of trust, cheat at play and fraud over $5,000.

Noel Sarsonas, 66, of Scarborough, and Jeffery Pardinis, 33, of Pickering, have each been charged with cheat at play and fraud over $5,000.