Gunman took $14,000 in casino chips in Rivers Casino robbery, gaming board says

Ismail Ahmed Ateyat, 23, is charged with taking the chips from staffers at gunpoint Oct. 31.

By Kade Heather

Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Road, Des Plaines.

A man has been accused of stealing more than $14,000 worth of casino chips from staffers at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines.

Ismail Ahmed Ateyat, 23, walked into Rivers Casino, 3000 S. River Rd., wearing a black face mask Oct. 31 and pointed a handgun at casino employees. He stole casino chips worth $14,100 and left, the Illinois Gaming Board said.

Gaming Board agents traced Ateyat to his Chicago Ridge home, where they found the stolen chips and a handgun, officials said.

Ateyat was arrested and charged with three felony counts of armed robbery. A judge ordered him detained in the Cook County Jail while awaiting trial.

His next court date was scheduled for Nov. 30.

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