$1.5 million in poker chips stolen from Bellagio gambling house

LV police are on the lookout for a new bandit. Metro police are looking for a man who has stolen 2 casinos. The Bellagio robbery ended up costing the casino $1.5 million worth of playing poker chips. The thief of the Bellagio might be the same individual who robbed the Suncoast Gambling house of $20,000 five days ago. This guy will not need to take out a payday advance loan anytime soon, unless of course he is captured. Resource for this article – Bellagio robbery – Bandit rides away with $1.5 million in chips by MoneyBlogNewz.

robbery at Bellagio had a simple strategy

Though the security at Las Vegas casinos is perceived as very good, the Bellagio robbery was astonishingly simple. According to Las Vegas metro police, a 5-foot-10 inch tall man parked his motorcycle at the valet of the Bellagio around 4 a.m. Tuesday. He went to a craps table with his helmet still on and demanded chips with a gun. The dealer handed over approximately $1.5 million worth of chips. The Bellagio thief put the chips in his backpack and fled the casino on his motorcycle.

Bellagio thief may have stolen Suncoast

The robber on his motorcycle might have made a stop. This would have been another place prior to the Bellagio. There was a man with a motorcycle helmet at Suncoast on Dec. 9. He went to the cashier's cage and demanded chips with a gun. A black sport motorcycle was used in both robberies. Suncoast did not lose as much in poker chips though within the robbery. Only about $20,000 was stolen. The exact same person is expected to have committed both crimes. Police say this is due to the pattern in both cases.

It appeared too easy for the Bellagio robbery

There is "legendary" security in many of the Las Vegas casinos. Many wonder how a man who was working alone was able to pull off, in a week, two large robberies. The Suncoast robbery occurred during a large poker tournament, when security may have been focused elsewhere. It was just a walk in and walk out with the Bellagio robbery though. There was $1.5 million in poker chips stolen. Is it really that easy for making the Bellagio robbery happen? Maybe there was something more going on.

Citations

Star Tribune

startribune.com/nation/111865199.html

Las Vegas Sun

lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/14/police-robbery-bellagio/