The most important on line casino theft in Colorado historical past occurred within the early morning hours of March 12 on the Monarch On line casino within the historic mining city of Black Hawk. The robber reportedly took $500.000 in money.
A fastidiously deliberate heist:
In line with investigators, through the early morning hours of the beginning of Daylight Saving Time, a teller left the premises of the Monarch On line casino with $500,000 in money.
Then, at 12:45 AM, the identical teller, recognized as Sabrina Eddy, 44, was caught on video taking “bricks” value $50.000 apiece from the on line casino cage’s vault, a Division of Gaming investigator mentioned in an affidavit.
On this regard, the affidavit added: “Every time Eddy grabbed the stacks, she positioned the stacks into the identical field. She put what seemed to be clearing rags within the field and, at about 12:55 am, she taped the field shut.
She then walked out of the on line casino cage to the parking storage, acquired right into a gold minivan and drove off.”
On that word, investigators added: “She returned an hour later, and grabbed 4 extra bricks of payments — for a complete of half one million {dollars} in all — earlier than driving off once more.”
Commenting on the theft, Ron Kammerzell, former head of the Colorado Division of Gaming who now works as a regulatory advisor to the gaming trade, mentioned: “For one thing like that to occur, it could’ve needed to defeat a variety of completely different ranges of on line casino controls inside the property.
“I by no means heard of a on line casino theft of this magnitude since gaming turned authorized within the state in 1991.
“The Division of Gaming would examine the theft — and the insurance policies and procedures at Monarch that allowed it to occur. One of many massive issues is attempting to determine what went flawed and the way you forestall that from occurring sooner or later.”
Nevertheless, a spokeswoman for the Division of Gaming, Suzi Karrer, wouldn’t remark and didn’t need to reply additional questions.
Affirmation comes from the scene of the theft:
Officers on the Monarch On line casino offered a affirmation that the theft had certainly taken place, however declined to offer additional particulars, citing the present investigation.
In that regard, Erica Ferris, a spokeswoman, mentioned: “As a enterprise, typically unlucky issues occur. We’ve been lucky prior to now.”
The suspect pleaded not responsible:
The affidavit states that “Eddy insisted she did nothing flawed and mentioned she thought on line casino bosses informed her to take out the money.
“She informed investigators she acquired a name on the on line casino’s telephone from a person purporting to be Monarch’s head of operations. He and one other man, who she believed was a cage supervisor whereas exchanging texts with him, informed her the on line casino was having an issue with a UPS order and wanted the cash or the on line casino can be in breach of contract.
“She mentioned the 2 males informed her the funds can be delivered to a lawyer. She introduced the field to St. Anthony’s Hospital, the place a person got here to her door and took it at roughly 4:36 within the morning.
“When she tried to name again the boys who instructed her to take out the cash, she informed investigators there was no reply. At the moment, she known as the on line casino to tell them that she was returning to the on line casino.”
Furthermore, the affidavit emphasised that “Eddy knowledgeable the on line casino that she had taken cash off property and thought she could be arrested.
Eddy informed investigators she was conscious of on line casino procedures, however mentioned she didn’t observe them as a result of she was instructed by a “On line casino Member” to do in any other case.”
On that word, the affidavit mentioned: “Eddy continued to state she did nothing flawed, however she was simply following orders she believed had [been] put out by the on line casino.”
Eddy was taken into the Gilpin County jail later that day on suspicion of theft and did not submit bond.
