A 33-year-old man charged with breaking out of a Saskatoon bingo hall pleaded guilty to the charge in provincial court Monday.

"This is an unusual charge," said Judge Doug Agnew when the suspect appeared in Saskatoon provincial court last fall.

Ryan Kishayinew started his August 2016 heist by standing in a toilet stall of the men's washroom and climbing into the sub-ceiling.

After the business closed at 1 a.m. CST and the doors were locked and alarm set, he then tightrope walked about 20 metres on a steel girder to a point over the bingo office.

Then he dropped from the ceiling into a supply closet and walked into the office.

Using shut-off handles taken from a heating unit he passed along the way, he broke into the safe and made off with the cash. He then broke out of the business.

The escapade was captured on the bingo hall's surveillance cameras.

Kishayinew made off with $7,238, more than $5,200 of which were Nevada tickets.

After credit for his time spent on remand, Kishayinew has another 14½ months left to serve.