Key Points
Large police response at Crown Casino after a report that a firearm was pointed from one car at another on Teddington Road in Burswood around 10am.
Police tracked a white sedan matching the report into the Crown Casino car park.
Inside the casino, bodycam footage shows officers chasing and arresting a man on the gaming floor.
No real firearm was found. Instead, police located a novelty cigarette lighter shaped like a pistol in the casino food court toilets.
A 31-year-old Thornlie man has been charged with:
Being armed in a way that could cause fear
Carrying a weapon in or near a place of public entertainment
Possessing drug paraphernalia
A second man, in his 40s, was arrested but released without charge.
Detectives are continuing the investigation, and the charged man is due to appear in Perth Magistrates Court on May 22.