A bold bandit hit a $63,000 jackpot at Aqueduct Racetrack’s new racino — by robbing the Queens gambling hall with a demand note that threatened a cashier with death, sources said.
Like an outer-borough version of “Ocean’s 11,” the bandit walked over to a cashier on the second floor of the Resorts World Casino at about 5 p.m. and handed a female cashier a note saying, “Give me the money or die.”
He then simulated a gun in his waistband and said, “This is not a joke,” and “there are people watching us,” sources said.
The cashier handed the man — who never displayed a weapon — $63,000 in cash. He then calmly walked out of the racino, whose security guards are unarmed.
It was the first robbery at the racino since it opened in October.
The bandit was described by witnesses as a Hispanic male in a hat, gloves and glasses. He was seen on video surveillance entering the racino, sources said.
Michelle Stoddard, a spokeswoman for racino operator Resorts World Casino New York City, said the incident “is under investigation,” and would not comment further.
The racino has generated more than $40 million in tax revenues for the state through May during its first seven months of operation.