The man pushed the gambler off the suspect and ran back to the car, the warrant said. The gambler chased the suspect and tackled him outside the front doors of the hotel.Īs the two men wrestled on the ground, footage shows the Alfa Romeo pull up and one man exit from the rear passenger’s side door. Hotel cameras captured the suspect grabbing the man’s Hard Rock Casino paper bag and running out of the lobby. The man entered the hotel lobby and walked toward the elevators followed by one of the men from the Alfa Romeo, according to the search warrant. The taxi arrived at the hotel about 1:15 a.m., and surveillance footage shows the gambler exit the car with a paper bag containing the cash winnings. The gambler left the casino in a black taxi, which was followed by the red Alfa Romeo for about 20 minutes until reaching the Barrymore Hotel Tampa Riverwalk, 111 W Fortune St. Shortly after, the gambler and the suspects are seen exiting the casino.
in sight of the three suspects,” the warrant said. The gambler “made it obvious of his earning. According to the search warrant, surveillance footage from inside the casino shows the three men watching the gambler cash out his winnings at the collection cage.
