Rivers Casino table games dealer charged with dealing nearly 200 fraudulent hands of blackjack

PITTSBURGH — A Rivers Casino table games dealer is facing charges after she allegedly dealt nearly 200 fraudulent hands of blackjack.

Pennsylvania State Police said that between Oct. 26 and Nov. 2, Jamie Smith overpaid patrons on winning/losing bets, never collected monies from losing bets, removed chips from the float and paid multiple patrons.

Video surveillance showed Smith working for 31 hours and dealing 192 fraudulent hands of the card game, totaling a loss of $21,869, police said.

Smith was taken into custody when she arrived for her shift on Nov. 8. She was taken to the Allegheny County Jail.

The folks we talked to in Pittsburgh say Smith should have known better.

“I think you’re an idiot if you think you can get away with that in a casino,” Kristy Busocker said. “There are cameras everywhere to make sure that doesn’t happen!”

“That’s a pretty foolish thing to do,” Jason Weaver added. “It’s definitely not fair, but if she got caught, and she’s facing her consequences, that is what is just.”

Rivers Casino sent Channel 11 the following statement:

“We cooperated fully with the Pennsylvania State Police in this investigation.”

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