USD6 million in chips swiped in heist from Macau casino
A croupier and a security guard were nabbed over a huge casino heist in Macau.
The arrests came after HK$48million (US$6 million) in gaming chips were stolen from a VIP room at the mega casino resort Wynn Macau.
Police said the two men are aged 49 and 70 and related.
Both are Macau residents.
The security guard was not involved in the intial theft but is thought to have handled the stolen chips.
The croupier, surnamed Lei, ‘shouted at his female colleague, ordering her to stay quiet and lie on the gaming table. Then he returned to his assigned gaming table and took out HK$47,895,000 worth of chips,’ a police spokeswoman said.
Lee has admitted the offence but so far has refused to divulge where most of the chips have been stashed.
The casino chips can only be exchanged for cash at one of Las Vegas based Wynn’s gaming resorts.
Andrew Scott, CEO of Macau-based Inside Asian Gaming magazine, says casino operators are likely reviewing their security protocols.
"All the properties in Macau are thinking ‘could this happen to us’ and they will be reviewing their procedures," Scott told the AFP.
There are ‘multiple tactics’ by which employees could get the chips back into the casino system and gain financially.
A casino spokeswoman said the croupier had developed a gambling habit and was now heavily in debt.
A Hong Kong police officer was accused of stealing HK$800,000 worth of chips from a Macau casino last September.
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