In the early hours after the attack, National Capital Regional Police Office chief Director Oscar Albayalde pointed out that even if Carlos had stolen millions worth of casino chips, he would have had no way of encashing them – that is, without raising suspicions. (READ: TIMELINE: Resorts World Manila attack) He later left them inside a backpack near the stock room. The logical place a robber would have targeted was the cash cage or the casino cashier, where customers could exchange cash for chips before playing, and where they could encash their tokens after a gaming session.īut the gunman – later identified as former finance department employee Jessie Javier Carlos – instead entered the chip bank room and stole high-value chips worth P113.1 million ($2.3 million). MANILA, Philippines – When a lone gunman fired shots and set gaming tables on fire at Resorts World Manila in Pasay City last week, police downplayed the possibility of a terrorist attack, saying robbery was the motive behind the incident that left 37 people dead.īut if robbery was the sole motive, why did the gunman steal casino chips instead of cash?
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