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Pokies attack in Brisbane

June 25, 2006 on 2:37 pm | In Slot machine articles online |

A nasty story from what you would assume to be a very safe gaming venue:

“A SMILING thief walked calmly out of Brisbane’s Treasury Casino moments after he viciously attacked and robbed a woman as she played the pokies.”

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The venue is not to blame. The only way they could possibly have prevented the problem was to station a security guard at each machine. Pokies make a lot of money, but not enough to afford that.

Casinos have complex layers of security, including huge numbers of security cameras. The layout of Treasury casino is a bit odd, with numerous small nooks with pokies installed.

There is a lesson to be learned here for players. Always keep your cash stash secreted away. Don’t assume that you won’t be attacked simply because you are in a large well protected venue.

Lets hope this smiling thief won’t be smiling when he is located.

>>>Update. The thief turned himself in and is being processed.