{"id":180035,"date":"2021-07-18T01:48:09","date_gmt":"2021-07-18T08:48:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/rio-casino-hotel-robbery-suspect-sought-by-las-vegas-cops\/"},"modified":"2021-07-18T16:31:22","modified_gmt":"2021-07-18T23:31:22","slug":"rio-casino-hotel-robbery-suspect-sought-by-las-vegas-cops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/rio-casino-hotel-robbery-suspect-sought-by-las-vegas-cops\/","title":{"rendered":"Rio Casino-Hotel Robbery Suspect Sought by Las Vegas Cops"},"content":{"rendered":"

Las Vegas Metro police recently released a description of a lone bandit who stole a bag of money last month from a worker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino.<\/p>\n

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The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino, pictured above. The off-Strip property was the site of a robbery last month. Las Vegas police are seeking a suspect. (Image: Caesars Entertainment)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He was described as a Black or Hispanic bald man. He is 5-feet, 5-inches to 5-feet, 8-inches in height. He weighed between 160 and 190 pounds. On June 25, he wore jeans, a gray hoodie, and a pair of black shoes, KVVU<\/em>, a local TV station, reported. He fled from the off-Strip hotel-casino after grabbing the loot at around 8 am.<\/p>\n

Few details are available from authorities on the robbery. It was unclear how much money was in the bag.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It was also unclear if the employee was injured during the theft. Still unclear is where in the hotel-casino the robbery took place.<\/p>\n

Casino.org<\/em> reached out to the hotel for comment and additional information but did not hear back immediately.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on the case can contact Metro police at 702-828-3591. To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-835-5555.<\/p>\n

Prior Crimes at Rio<\/h2>\n

Poker pro Joe Sal said in 2019 that he was robbed at gunpoint after leaving a World Series of Poker (WSOP) event at the Rio. Another player, Geoff Hunter, said he also was robbed at the Rio at gunpoint in 2019.<\/p>\n

The Rio casino has hosted the WSOP annually at the casino since 2005.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In 2020, federal authorities arrested a man for stealing more than $30,000 worth of casino chips from a pai gow table at the Rio\u2019s gaming floor back in 2011. Two other men previously pleaded guilty to charges connected with that robbery.<\/p>\n

The Rio opened in January 1990. It is located west of the Strip near Caesars Palace. The property was purchased nine years later by Harrah\u2019s Entertainment \u00a0— which would later become Caesars Entertainment — for $888 million. \u00a0It will be rebranded in a partnership with Hyatt Hotels<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Penn & Teller have been the resort\u2019s entertainment headliners for the past two decades.<\/p>\n

Upgrade Planned for Hotel<\/h2>\n

Following last year\u2019s outbreak of COVID-19<\/a>, the Rio casino was shuttered for nine months. Also, in January Eric Birnbaum, CEO at Dreamscape Companies<\/a>, denied rumors that a baseball stadium would be built at the Rio site, or that the hotel-casino would be demolished, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Dreamscape owns the resort and 22 acres of unused property at the location. The Rio is managed by Caesars Entertainment.<\/p>\n

The pandemic slowed the Rio\u2019s plans to upgrade, according to Birnbaum. He said he expects a \u201cmonster refresh\u201d at the property in the next few years.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Las Vegas Metro police recently released a description of a lone bandit who stole a bag of money last month from a worker at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino. He was described as a Black or Hispanic bald man. He is 5-feet, 5-inches to 5-feet, 8-inches in height. He weighed between 160 and 190 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":180038,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nRio Casino Robbery Suspect Sought by Las Vegas Police<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Las Vegas cops released a description of a bandit who stole a bag of money from the Rio Hotel-Casino last month. 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