Two men alleged to be involved in the theft of HK$48 million worth of casino chips from a VIP room at Wynn Macau last week have been arrested.
Macau’s Judiciary Police revealed on Friday that they had taken two men into custody including the 49-year-old Wynn casino dealer, identified only as Lei, accused of carrying out the robbery. The other man, a 70-year old identified as Ho, is believed to be the suspect’s uncle.
The men were arrested on Friday after meeting at Taipa Central Park, with police confiscating around MOP$60,000 in cash and HK$20,000 in gaming chips. The whereabouts of the remainder of the HK$48 million in chips is still unknown.
According to information supplied by the Judiciary Police, Lei walked into the VIP room where he worked early last Tuesday morning and yelled at a female co-worker to get down before taking the chips and putting them into a black bag. He then changed out of his uniform, put that in the bag as well and walked out before riding away on a scooter.
The Judiciary Police said that Lei was originally a security guard in an unspecified casino before becoming a dealer with Wynn Macau in 2011. He has reportedly blamed gambling debts for the theft.
Both Lei and Ho – who is accused of handling the stolen chips – have been transferred to the Public Prosecutions Office.
