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The two culprits who broke into a Calgary casino Wednesday morning and made off with an ATM are in for a surprise.

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“There’s no money in the machine,” said Staff Sgt. Travis Baker. “If they haven’t gotten into it yet, I’m sure they’re fairly disappointed right now.”

Security at Casino Calgary at 1420 Meridian Road N.E. notified police at around 6 a.m. to report what was initially believed to be an armed robbery, resulting in a heavy police presence in the area.

Police later determined two offenders in dark clothing had smashed the glass doors of the casino with a crowbar to gain entry to the building, then headed straight for the ATM.

Security footage shows the culprits loading the ATM onto a dolly and making their way outside, the machine at one point toppling on top of one of the crooks as they exit the building. Police say the two got into a waiting vehicle believed to be a silver coloured minivan.

Unbeknownst to the duo, the machine was in the process of being moved to a different part of the casino and was out of order and contained no cash, Baker said.

There were about eight to 12 security and cleaning staff inside the closed casino, but no one had any contact with the offenders and none were injured, said Vince Pao, spokesman with Pure Canadian Gaming, which runs Casino Calgary and three other casinos in the province.