Published on: April 7, 2026, 04:56h.

Updated on: April 7, 2026, 04:56h.

• Three employees from Binion’s are charged with orchestrating unauthorized “manual discounts” leading to a theft of nearly $300,000.
• An internal audit revealed this fraud, spanning from 2022 to 2023, after discovering a 30% inconsistency between food inventory expenses and sales revenue.
• The suspects allegedly laundered the stolen money through structured deposits and gambling activities at competing casinos.

Three members of the Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel staff are accused of pilfering close to $300,000 from restaurant registers over a two-year duration, according to records obtained by KLAS-TV/Las Vegas from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD).

Accusations indicate that Christina Carbonell, Siraprapha Rattana, and Rommel Soriano executed a skimming scheme using point-of-sale systems at Binion’s Café between 2022 and April 2023. This operation exploited a “manual discount” feature originally meant for complimentary services or order adjustments.

According to arrest documents, the involved cashiers processed full cash payments but subsequently implemented 50% or 100% discounts on closed transactions, taking the surplus for themselves.

The inconsistencies became evident during an internal audit, revealing that while kitchen inventory suggested food expenditures could generate over $1 million in sales, the register records reflected only approximately $700,000. This 30% disparity incited a deeper investigation into security feeds.

Surveillance footage showed Rattana “skimming from the register” and hiding cash, with arrest records noting that Soriano, a waiter, utilized his position to obstruct overhead camera views or signaled cashiers when security personnel were in proximity.

A thorough examination of the suspects’ personal banking revealed significant cash deposits inconsistent with their earnings. Police also observed prominent cash withdrawals and gambling at other downtown and off-Strip casinos, indicating the misappropriated funds were being circulated through various gaming establishments.

Binion’s reported a total financial loss of $298,000, per police accounts.

This year, both Carbonell and Rattana entered not guilty pleas regarding theft charges amounting to over $100,000. Carbonell was released without bail but is barred from entering Binion’s premises, while Rattana secured his release on a $20,000 bail. Soriano pleaded not guilty to a lesser theft charge ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.

Preliminary hearings for the trio are set for April 20, April 22, and May 21. Binion’s has yet to respond to inquiries from Casino.org.