A gang of robbers who stole an estimated ZAR 250 000 from the Boardwalk casino in Port Elizabeth at the weekend may also be responsible for several brazen heists at casinos in Gauteng. Police are investigating a possible link because the modus operandi used in robberies at Monte Casino and Carnival City in Johannesburg last year closely matches that used in Sunday‘s dramatic heist.

Port Elizabeth - The Boardwalk Casino complex erupted in chaos shortly after midnight on Sunday morning after about 14 armed men robbed it of more than ZAR 250 000. Frantic casino visitors ran for cover after a group of six robbers walked out of the casino with the money, firing shots. While three of the armed robbers covered the entrances to the complex and another two waited in the getaway cars, about six stormed into the complex shortly after 01:00.