Police said the victim reported that he met the man while gambling in the casino on Saturday night and that they dinner and played poker together before leaving at around 1:50 a.m. Sunday. When the men reached the victim's vehicle in the parking lot, the suspect assaulted the victim and took $7,000 in cash from his pocket, authorities said.
The suspect is seen on security video running through the parking lot and up to a parking garage, where he got into a black pickup truck and drove off, police said. They described the male black as about 6 feet tall and 215 pounds with short brown hair, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt that both bore a tool company logo.
Police advised casino customers to be careful with their cash.