Three men head to court in King County this week on charges of trying to cheat at the new Snoqualmie Casino.

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg charged Jorge A. Acosta, 29, of Miami, Fla., Marco A. Peynado Aristy, 26, of the Dominican Republic, and Jose A. Peralta-Yapor, 28, of New York City, with first degree cheating.

Court documents filed Friday, Nov. 14 allege that the three men tried to defraud the casino just four days after it opened.

On Monday, Nov. 10, King County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the casino and contacted its surveillance director, who reported that he caught the men cheating at the roulette table. One member of the group bought blank chips for $1 at the roulette table, slowly slipped the chips into his pocket, and left the table. He then swapped them with another man, who had bought similar but higher value chips.

The men’s activities would have caused a $1,700 loss to the casino had they not been caught.

All three were trespassed from entering the casino again. Casino staff detained three other men, who had arrived with the charged trio in a white van, and who were acting as blockers to hide what the three alleged cheaters were doing from the pit captain, dealer and surveillance cameras.

Two of the suspected cheaters were released on $50,000 bail. One remains in custody.

An arraignment is set for Wednesday, Nov. 26.