LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — Three casino employees are accused of skimming registers, resulting in losses of nearly $300,000 and their arrests, the 8 News Now Investigators have learned.
Christina Carbonell, Siraprapha Rattana and Rommel Soriano are accused of stealing the money at Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel on Fremont Street from 2022 to April of last year. The casino’s investigation into the stolen money began after an internal audit involving the Binion’s Café, according to Metro police documents.
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Last year, an employee called police about the alleged scheme where the employees took money from the restaurant’s cash registers, documents said. At the time of the call, hotel security detained Rattana, who told police she and the two others stole on average about $200 a day.
Hotel security told police video evidence showed Rattana “skimming from the register” and pocketing money. Detectives suspect Carbonell and Rattana, who worked as cashiers, “would intentionally apply unauthorized discounts or manually reduce the transaction total” but then “remain the discounted cash amount,” documents said.
Soriano, a waiter, admitted to receiving the money, and video evidence showed him helping in hiding the theft from surveillance cameras, police said…