Actor James Woods was gambling in the poker room at the Bellagio in Las Vegas when the poker room was robbed on Tuesday. He tweeted his accounts of the situation.
So we are playing poker at the @BellagioPoker and a guy walks up with a gun and robs the cage thirty feet from us ten minutes ago.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 29, 2017
.@Bellagio staff were fantastic. They surrendered the money quietly, so no customers would get hurt. Nobody even realized it was happening. Excellent staff, cool under pressure.
— James Woods (@RealJamesWoods) November 29, 2017
Las Vegas police are investigating a robbery that occurred at the Bellagio hotel-casino around 3:37 p.m.
At 3:47 p.m. a white male adult entered the Bellagio hotel-casino. He walked up to the poker cage and demanded money. The suspect was armed with a handgun, wearing a wig, and had a mask covering his face.
The suspect fled the area in a silver Chevrolet Cruze with a Nevada license plate that read 37D147. Officers have said that the vehicle belonged to someone and they were possibly forced to cooperate against their will. They are investigating the possibly of a kidnapping.
Here's the statement released by the Bellagio hotel-casino:
A robbery took place this afternoon at Bellagio. No one was injured and the suspect fled the premises. We are working with Metro as they investigate this incident. pic.twitter.com/geOltyhiPd
— Bellagio Las Vegas (@Bellagio) November 29, 2017
Las Vegas police held a press conference to discuss the robbery:
