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Chandker AZ Feb 25 2012 An East Valley robbery suspect did not get a lucky break at the Lone Butte Casino.

Ira Junior Byers, 43, was arrested without incident at the Lone Butte Casino near Chandler on Wednesday after a security guard at the casino recognized Byers, who was playing blackjack at the time, from a Chandler police photograph. Byers is accused of robbing a Circle K convenience store at 7351 W. Chandler Blvd. earlier that morning as well as two other businesses in Phoenix, according to Chandler police.

The security guard contacted Chandler police who arrested Byers — still sitting at a blackjack table — on suspicion of three counts of armed robbery.

Source:east valley tribune