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Las Vegas Bellagio Heist - An armed bandit escaped Tuesday on a motorcycle after stealing at least $1.5 million in casino chips from the posh Bellagio resort and may have pulled a similar caper across town less than a week ago, police said. The culprit, however, might find it hard to redeem his loot at any other casino except the high-end, Italian-themed hotel-casino that features a wall of famous fountains along the Las Vegas Strip. The 3:50 a.m. robbery at a craps table happened "about as quick as you can do it," when a man wearing a motorcycle helmet pulled a gun on patrons, police Lt. Clinton Nichols told The Associated Press. Police later released an 11-second video showing a man in a jumpsuit running through a casino entry lobby with a gun in his right hand. At one point, he turned and pointed the weapon behind him. His helmet appeared to be red with twin white stripes from front to rear. Las Vegas Bellagio Heist Police suspect the same man wore a helmet, fla...