Cromwell Mint Casino has sacked a poker dealer for allegedly stealing thousands of pounds worth of casino chips after coming into work with a plastic tube running from a hole in his pocket to his sock.

I’m a little tea leaf.

My Dad would come home from work, dump his work clothes on the floor and jump in the bath. I would turn out his loose change and steal a few quid. I would later spend it on the fruit machines and Wonder Boy.

My Dad got suspicious. He asked me outright if I was a tea leaf? Like I was going to admit that one. Unfortunately for me, he had caught me red-handed. He set a trap, unbeknown to me I walked right into it.