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.

Gauteng police are hunting for a gang of heavily-armed men who opened fire at the Carnival City Casino in Brakpan on the East Rand early this morning. At least three people have been wounded in the shooting. Thousands of people were at Carnival City for the Air Supply concert at the time. Two policewomen on patrol in the area happened to spot the armed men.