$500,000 in cash and cheques were robbed from the Silver Dollar Casino in Shirvan Plaza, Tobago this morning.
Casino general manager Biswajit Bakshi said he received a call around 11 am from his assistant, who informed him that there had been a robbery.
According to police, Bakshi said a masked male bandit, armed with a gun, escaped with five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) in cash and cheques in an awaiting vehicle.
The Guardian understands that assistant manager was held at gunpoint and was ordered to open the establishment's safe.
A police source said that the incident was caught on internal and external CCTV cameras and an arrest is imminent, since the man is known to them.
Old Grange Police are continuing investigations.