Macau police are hot on the trail of a Wynn Macau casino dealer who allegedly stole over $6m worth of gaming chips.

On Wednesday, GGRAsia reported that Macau’s Judiciary Police (PJ) were investigating the theft of casino chips worth nearly HKD 47.9m (US $6.1m) from Wynn Macau on Tuesday. The alleged thief is a dealer in a VIP gambling club at the Wynn Macau property.

Wynn Macau Ltd, the Asian arm of US casino operator Wynn Resorts, declined to offer any insight into reports of the theft, saying only that the matter was in the hands of the local police.

News of the heist spread rapidly on social media on Tuesday, along with a photo and supposed personal information of the alleged thief designed as a wanted poster. The police have denied circulating any such image or information.