Casino robbery – does that really happen? We all know that casino has high-end security. Then, how is it possible to robe one, right? In fact, casinos can get robbed too and it has happened many times before. The land-based casinos do make sure that they have done everything in order to prevent this threat.
However, some professional burglars have surpassed these safety measures and robbed casinos many times. Each time the news of a new casino robbery surfaces, the owners of the casino get the roots of the particular case and close that loophole in their casino if it is present.
It is the worst nightmare of a casino owner to receive the news of a robbery at their casino. More than the loss that they face, it may also give out the impression that the safety measures at the casino are not strong enough. And, people really do consider such things before they pick a casino.
Recent Las Vegas Casino Robbery
Casinos in Las Vegas have been robbed many times. However, the last incident took place in 2022. You would not have guessed 2022, right? Many would have thought it might have been many years ago, at least a decade ago. 2022 is only 2 years ago. And, you will be thinking it’s already an era of online casinos, and who visits a land-based casino and robs it too? Well, that happened in 2022.
As per the reports we have from reputed sites, a 25-year-old man Zubaid Ibrahim Al Jarmi planned to rob a Las Vegas casino in 2022. He targeted The Venetian Las Vegas and the Resorts World Las Vegas. It was in the November of 2022 that he robbed The Resorts World. Earlier in 2020, in the month of January, he robbed The Venetian Las Vegas. In fact, Al Jarmi was serving a probation sentence after the 2020 robbery when he got arrested again for the 2022 robbery.
Before the Al Jarmi event, the recent casino robberies were as follows:
It was during a time period that lasted between the last months of 2021 and the earlier months of 2022 that an individual robbed casinos. A man named Caleb Rogers robbed three casinos during this time. What was more shocking was that Rogers was an ex-policeman.
He served in the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and he was an officer with the team. It was quite shocking to see a Las Vegas officer turn into a casino robber. As a Las Vegas officer, it’s pretty sure that he did know many things about the city and the casinos more than what is known to a common man. No one really expected the robber to be a police officer.
And, he did not end his robbery after doing it one time, rather he went to rob three casinos in total. From November 2021 to February 2022, Rogers robbed Aliante, Red Rock, and Rio casinos.
Casino robbery: More about that
What is the first image that appears in your mind when you hear the term ‘casino robbery’? Do you imagine a group of people walking out of the casinos with sacks filled with money? Often, people may visualize the burglars hitting the casino staff and security and looting millions of money out of the casinos. However, that is not really what happens in a casino robbery scene.
It does not have to be a million-dollar robbery, always. In most cases, the ones with the intention of robbing may not end up sneaking away millions of money. Beascue, it can be highly risky and the chances for them to get caught are higher than ever.
Therefore, many go for small amounts. In the land-based casinos, the money will be kept in lockers, vaults, and kiosks. However, you really can not expect a casino to keep millions of money inside the building.
It is highly risky, and the casino owner knows that too. Therefore, people go for small amounts. There are also chances of the players getting robbed at the casino. If someone has won a high amount in a game, then the robber may also target that individual.
Therefore, if you are a player who has won a fair amount of money from casino games, then you better walk around carefully. Another activity possible of happening is the casino equipment getting stolen.
All kinds of game essentials, mostly the easily portable ones, can get stolen. People may also steal food and drinks from the casinos. Can you even think about someone stealing away the unopened bottles of expensive alcohol? Yeah, that all can happen in casinos.
