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Paris Casino Robbed

20 July 2004

PARIS – As reported by Reuters: "It was daylight robbery at the casino, but it was the owners, not the players, who were relieved of their cash.

"Two masked gunmen burst into the Aviation-Club de France casino on the Champs Elysees on Tuesday, ordered staff and players to lie on the floor and raided the tills. They then fled with 76,000 euros (US$94,043) in a stolen refrigerated truck, police said.

"The robbery failed to disrupt an international poker championship being staged at the casino -- for much higher stakes…"

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