Instead, a gang of robbers raided the bingo hall and made off with the loot, located at Lakeside, Essex, where the staff were finishing off for the day, website This is Essex reports.
It is believed that at least five men were involved in the robbery as they scared staff into handing over the money by carrying knives.
It was just after 22:00 BST on Friday night when the incident took place, just as all the bingo money was being cashed up.
Fortunately no-one was harmed but police are now looking for the getaway vehicle, which was a blue Daewoo Leganza, registration number RG02 ENV.
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