Posted on: September 18, 2024, 08:48h.
Last updated on: September 18, 2024, 08:48h.
An armed bandit stole an unspecified amount of money from a man shortly after he left Bally’s Casino Chicago early Wednesday.
The 44-year-old victim was entering his parked car on Chicago’s East Ohio Street when, at about 2:30 a.m., the suspect drove behind him, exited the sedan, and pulled out a firearm. The robber demanded the victim’s money.
The man handed cash over to the robber. The suspect then got into his car and fled the scene. No shots were fired and no one was injured.
The casino released a statement that confirmed the incident. Casino officials are cooperating with investigators.
It’s likely local police officers are reviewing casino surveillance camera footage.
Casino Cheaters Avoid Jail
Two poker players at Live! Casino Pittsburgh were given probation recently after being charged with playing with marked cards.
Bahri Sahpolat, 47, of California, and Serdar Ozmen, 44, of Maryland, used the illicit cards last month when playing Mississippi stud poker at the gaming property, according to TribLive, a regional news site.
The players won more than $12K during the games. Their cheating was videotaped through casino surveillance cameras.
Upon their arrest, they were charged with theft, receiving stolen property, criminal trespassing, and use of a cheating device. $12K was seized from the two men upon their arrests.
The trespassing charge later was dropped and a judge approved a plea agreement which gave them a special form of probation known as accelerated rehabilitative disposition, the report revealed.
They didn’t have to enter guilty pleas. If they complete the probationary period, the charges will be eliminated from their criminal records.
Westmoreland County Common Pleas Court Judge Tim Krieger ordered the men to pay the casino $1,047 and they can’t return to the gaming property.
The defendants were released from the county jail.
A third suspect wasn’t charged.
Through sophisticated security measures, Live Casino officials were able to detect the illegal activity of the individuals,” casino spokesperson Tom Meinert told TribLive.
“We immediately contacted the Pennsylvania State Police and the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board and have been working with them throughout the duration of this investigation.”
Adult Allegedly Tried to Sneak Teens Into Casino
Christal Mutua, 39, of Wilkes-Barre, Pa. allegedly concocted a plot to let her underage child and a second teenager onto the casino floor last week at the Mohegan Pennsylvania.
Keyon Kyalo Mutua, 19, and an unnamed 17-year-old girl attempted to get onto the gaming floor at about 5 a.m. Wednesday, the CitizensVoice.com, reported. The pair used someone else’s IDs at the entrance, police said.
Security guards stopped the pair at the entrance. Mutua ran away and the girl walked away to a parking lot, authorities said.
The Pennsylvania Bureau of Gaming Enforcement said Mutua’s mother took part in the scheme. Officers plan to charge her.
The minimum age to enter the casino is 21.
