Casino Crime: Heists, Scams, Cheats and the Mob

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Casino Crime : Heists, Scams, Cheats & The Mob These are the true stories of the scammers, con artists, cheats and gangsters that have tried, and sometimes succeeded, to walk away with the casino's money.Some of the first proprietors of casinos were backed by mafia families. They saw a great opportunity to make large amounts of money legally, and filter their large amounts of illegal money. The skills of the mafia helped to create the shiny Las Vegas Strip that we know today.These casinos create and use very large sums of cash each and every day. Everyone wants a piece of the pie. There are some, just like in the movies, who have hatched elaborate schemes to try and get their hands on some of the cash casinos use. Some of succeeded, and many have failed, but they all leave a great story to tell.The house in a casino makes a lot of money off of the way the odds are placed on each and every bet. Gambling is a sport in which the casino is going to win most every time. Still, many people choose to play, hoping that they will walk out with the positive odds. However, there are many who have been known to play dirty. From hacking slot machines to counting cards, scams have made a lot of people really great money, and landed many others in prison.

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