MGM Resorts' Alan Feldman said the chips were switched out at the tables within an hour of the robbery, and the Bellagio immediately filed to discontinue the chips.įeldman said the move was designed to avoid inconveniencing players using the high-value chips. Police and casino officials have been keeping watch on anyone trying to cash in the chips, which ranged in denomination from $100 to $25,000.Ī police spokeswoman said yesterday that there had been no significant developments. MGM Resorts first posted notice of the redemption last week in the classified section of the Las Vegas Review-Journal newspaper, a week after a robber wearing a motorcycle helmet held up a craps table at gunpoint and made off with a bag of chips of varying denominations on 14 ecember.

'The bottom line is that they're not money,' said David Salas, deputy enforcement chief for the Nevada gaming control board.

All rights reserved.After that, gambling regulators say each red chip with a gray inlay will be worth no more than the plastic it is cast from. TCR numbers are used by express permission of SSS Publishing When MGM Grand began its extensive refurbishment in 1996, the Oz Casino was the first to go. It would end at the door of the city, leading inside for a performance of 'The Wizard's Secrets'. The Emerald City attraction featured an elaborate yellow brick road walk-through, complete with the cornfield, apple orchard, and haunted forest, as well as audio-animatronic figures of Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, the Cowardly Lion, and the Wicked Witch of the West. Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion were seen in front of the city. After entering the casino's main entrance, one would find themselves in the Oz Casino facing Emerald City. When it opened, the MGM Grand had an extensive Wizard of Oz theme, including the green 'Emerald City' color of the building and the decorative use of Wizard of Oz memorabilia. (Click above to view other casinos in the group and items used at all casinos in the group)

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