Thursday, February 24, 2011

Gunman Steals Chips from Rio Casino (ROBBERY ON THE CHEAP? via Taxi & City Bus!)

LAS VEGAS -- Police say a man walked into a casino just west of the Las Vegas Strip, began stealing chips and pulled out a gun after a dealer tried to stop the holdup.

Las Vegas police spokesman Marcus Martin said nobody was hurt during the Thursday morning robbery, and the burglar escaped in a taxi.

Police describe the suspect as a white man in his 40's with a mustache and was last seen wearing a tan jacket and dark pants. The robbery happened around 4:30 a.m.

Martin says the man began grabbing chips from a table game when a dealer slapped his hand away. Martin says that's when the suspect produced a gun.

Police say the suspect fled in a cab and was dropped off at the Terrible's Hotel and Casino on Flamingo Rd. and Paradise Rd. There are reports the suspect may have boarded a CAT bus.

As part of Metro policy, the amount stolen was not released, but a source tells 8 News Now the suspect made off with $35,000 in gaming chips.
The robbery comes two months after $1.5 million in chips was stolen during an early-morning stickup at the nearby Bellagio hotel-casino. A 29-year-old man was arrested in that case earlier this month.

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