Niagara Falls Police responded to the Seneca Niagara Casino around 5am on May 19th after reports of a larceny.
Upon arrival, officers spoke with Casino security who stated that they had a male detained for taking another patron’s cash voucher from their machine. The victim told police that he was playing video poker at the bar and had $672.85 in the machine.
The victim got up to leave and forgot to cash out his winnings. About 10 minutes later he returned and found that the machine no longer had his winnings.
The victim alerted casino security who then quickly found a male matching video evidence of him taking the voucher. In the video, you can clearly see him exit his seat and leave the area. A few moments later, a black male wearing a gold shirt sits at the machine, presses the cash out voucher, and leaves.
The male then walks over to a cash out machine and takes the money.
Officers spoke to the suspect who denied taking the money. He was advised that if he did not return the money he would be arrested.
The suspect continued to deny taking the money at which time he was placed under arrest and taken to police headquarters for booking and processing.
No further information is available at this time.
Poker Winnings Stolen from Machine at Seneca Niagara Casino
