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Bellagio hotel cancels $25,000 casino chip
In a move that might even make Danny Ocean rethink his plans, the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas just announced it would cancel its $25,000 casino chips in an effort to thwart thieves who hit the casino a few weeks ago.Associated Press reports the luxury Las Vegas casino and hotel is canceling the high-roller chip to send a message to thieves: the chips are worthless if they aren't redeemed by April 22. Apparently, a man in a jumpsuit stole $1.5 million in chips from the casino and made off on his motorcycle two weeks ago. AP reports the majority of the stolen money was in the form of $25,000 chips.
The hotel also advises guests who might have $25,000 chips lying around to cash them in now, before the chips are out of commission.
We're just wondering: If you had a $25,000 chip from the Bellagio, would you have it just lying around in your coin jar?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Latrell L. Feb 8th 2011 2:23AM
Action plan is necessary in the said situation. It seems like the whole story of the Bellagio Casino robbery came out of a film. Here is the proof: Bellagio Casino arrest Judge's son stole $1.5 million in chips There's a new twist to the storyline, though. Now, the Bellagio Casino story seems a lot more like "Ocean's 11.” A 29-year-old, Carleo, the child of a municipal judge, has been caught for the robbery.