A 49-year old casino dealer stole gaming chips with a face value of almost HK$48 million from a VIP room at Wynn Macau before escaping through the main entrance, authorities have revealed.
Macau’s Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau and Judiciary Police both confirmed the theft on Wednesday, with the suspect yet to be located. According to authorities, the man worked as a dealer in a VIP room at Wynn and had been working shortly before the incident in which he changed into another jacket before grabbing the chips, putting them into a large bag, walking out of the main entrance and jumping into a car.
At a press conference on Wednesday, a Judiciary Police spokesman denied earlier reports that the suspect had wielded a knife but said it had asked Wynn to provide a detailed report on the incident.
It has also met with Macau’s six concessionaires and urged them to step up their staff monitoring and security measures in the wake of the theft.
The DICJ said it will continue to maintain close communication with the Judiciary Police to prevent similar incidents from happening again.
Despite the theft, it is unclear what the suspect intends to do with the chips.
