47 seconds. That's how long the man who robbed Binion's Horseshoe spent inside the casino cage yesterday. It happened fast, but it doesn't happen often. News 3's Denise Rosch reports security officers still say armed robbery is fairly rare inside one of our casinos.

Certainly there have been a few high profile exceptions in recent years, but in general, security inside Las Vegas casinos is extraordinarily tight. As far as yesterday's caper at the Horseshoe, the suspect calmly walked out a back door and headed along 1st street. No doubt a daring crime, but there are many reasons why it just doesn't happen that often. In fact one of the last people to try something like this, ended up dead.

It happened last summer at Boulder Station. A man walked into the casino, held up a slot-change carousel and opened fire into a crowd of people, injuring one worker. But a security guard shot back, and the robber was killed. Those in the business know targeting a casino is a bad bet. Chris Hugall is a Security Officer. "It's very rare that a casino would have an armed robbery."

Hugall is Chief of Security at Jerry's Nugget. In his 7 years on the job, he's never had a major incident at this property. From armed officers outside the building, to a top-notch survellience system inside, Hugall believes casinos are well covered. And he calls this hold-up at the Horseshoe surprising. "I heard about it right away through a fax from the other casinos."

And history shows, casino robberies aren't exactly like in the movies. At the Horseshoe, it took one man less than a minute to get in and get out. Back at Jerry's Nugget, Hugall and his team also use a simple bulletin board to display pictures of past trouble-makers, keeping tabs on trouble before it ever gets to the casino floor.

Detectives won't say how much was taken from the Horseshoe.