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California man gets prison time in Bellagio chip heist

Associated Press

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2012 | 11:25 a.m.

A 25-year-old California man is going to prison for two to 5 years for a botched grab-and-run casino chip heist last May at the Bellagio resort on the Las Vegas Strip.Michael Quinn Belton of Nuevo, Calif., apologized for what he called bad judgment before a Nevada judge gave him a minimum sentence Wednesday in Clark County District Court.Belton pleaded guilty in July to felony robbery and conspiracy charges.Police say Belton and another man wore wigs and sunglasses and sprayed a noxious substance at a blackjack dealer and player before Belton snatched $115,000 worth of chips and tried to run.Casino employees ...

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By AV

Oct. 10, 2012

11:57 a.m.

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So much for Ocean's 14 and 15.
By tom_duh

Oct. 10, 2012

12:09 p.m.

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good going. Now you GPs are ill while you have a 1/5 chance of being rapped in prison.