Take one incident in Macau, where an employee at a “junket operator” - a company that liaises between casinos and gamblers, to bring in high-rollers - allegedly managed to embezzle as much as $258 million from the outfit that employed him, as reported by Bloomberg. But when over-the-top schemes do happen, they can be even wilder than in the movies.
Though Hollywood would have you believe otherwise, extravagant heists are rare in real-world casinos, where cameras and security seem to be everywhere and a tight lid is kept on the cash. The thieves’ getaway was foiled by a car that would not start. Some patrons fled, fearing for their lives. On Saturday, three crooks dressed in fancy black suits and animal masks smashed their way into the casino’s Rolex shop, grabbed wristwatches and ran out. This past weekend, visitors to Las Vegas’s luxurious Bellagio experienced a truly crazy show - even by Sin City standards.
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