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Feb. 25, 2011 / 2:57 PM

2 arrests made in Las Vegas casino heist

The skyline of Las Vegas, Nevada is recognized worldwide. Pictured here is the Rio casino on September 15, 2007. (UPI Photo/Daniel Gluskoter).

The skyline of Las Vegas, Nevada is recognized worldwide. Pictured here is the Rio casino on September 15, 2007. (UPI Photo/Daniel Gluskoter). | License Photo

LAS VEGAS, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Two men have been charged with an armed robbery at a Las Vegas casino that netted $32,000 in chips, police said Friday.

Police identified a third suspect, the Las Vegas Sun reported.

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Edward Land, 41, and Hiroyuki Yamaguchi, 61, were arrested Thursday and were being held in the Clark County Jail on charges that included robbery and burglary with a deadly weapon and conspiracy, booking records showed. At a Friday morning news conference, police said they were seeking Steven Gao.

The Rio Hotel and Casino was held up early Thursday by a man wearing a fedora, sunglasses and a costume mustache. He left in a taxi.

Investigators have not said which of the three suspects was believed to be the gunman.

Anthony Carleo, suspected of robbing the Bellagio of $1.4 million in chips in December, appeared in court Wednesday. After that robbery, casino executives said stolen large-denomination chips are effectively worthless because they are electronically tagged.

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