Casino Crime News Roundup: Man Dies By Apparent Suicide After Driving Into Casino

Posted on: October 14, 2024, 04:23h. 

Last updated on: October 15, 2024, 09:27h.

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An unnamed man drove his truck through the entrance of New York State’s Cuba Casino on Monday and then shot himself, according to a local news report.

Cuba Casino
New York State’s Cuba Casino, pictured above. A man died by suicide at the gaming property. (Image: Facebook)

The man passed away from the gunshot wound, the Wellsville Sun, reported. An autopsy is likely to be performed on the driver of the blue pickup truck to confirm the death was a suicide.

The incident took place at the small gaming property, formally known as the Seneca Gaming & Entertainment Oil Spring.

Casino employees quickly called 911 for Allegany County authorities and alerted police the man was armed with a shotgun, according to the report. Authorities also were told the man suffered fatal injuries from the self-inflicted gunshot. Authorities didn’t release details on the shooting but did reveal it likely stemmed from a domestic dispute, according to the Sun.

The driver was described as an Allegany County resident. He had no criminal background.

It’s unclear how much of the gaming operation was damaged and no estimate of how much it might cost to repair the building was released. The gaming property is located on West Shore Road in Cuba, NY, some 66 miles southeast of Buffalo.

Kansas Star Casino Evacuated After Threat

A Kansas gaming property was evacuated for about four hours Friday after a bomb threat.

No explosive device was found following a thorough search of the Mulvane, Kan. property, according to Kansas TV station KWCH.

Among those searching the complex was a dog handler who used a specially trained bomb-sniffing dog. Authorities shuttered entrances to both the casino and the hotel while a search took place.

Shortly after the threat was phoned in at about 5:30 p.m., alarms went off and visitors were ordered to leave the complex via a message on a public intercom, a visitor, Frank Belton, told KWCH.

I didn’t get excited or anything… Like I said, it was about like high school when they had a fire alarm, or like grade school; grab your stuff and walk on out,” Belton revealed.

Visitors were allowed to return to the complex on Friday night and no one was apprehended for the bomb threat as of the weekend.

The Hampton Inn & Suites is connected to the casino.

Located some 17 miles south of Wichita, the casino is a Boyd Gaming property.