The Chances casino in Mission is drawing lots of bad luck after two men robbed it at gunpoint on Wednesday. It was the second armed robbery at the gaming facility this year.
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Mission Chances casino has been hit by a gunpoint robbery for a second time this year.
RCMP were called out to the casino at 7178 Horne Street after two masked men staged a heist at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
One suspect, brandishing a black handgun, demanded money from the teller at the front counter wicket while his accomplice watched the front entrance and held the door open.
A significant amount of cash was handed over to the gunman, said RCMP.
The men, who were wearing gloves, masks and hoodies, then fled in a grey minivan. Minutes later, Mission RCMP received a report of a grey minivan on fire a short distance away.
Police have seized the vehicle and are conducting a forensic examination. It is the second armed robbery at Chances, which was also robbed on March 7, 2012.
A masked man armed with a shotgun entered the gaming centre at noon and demanded money. The robber obtained an undisclosed amount of cash and fled the scene in a four-door, brown 1987 Pontiac 6000 that had been stolen earlier from Abbotsford.
Anyone with information about the robbery should call Mission RCMP at 826-7161 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.
