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Old 12-15-2010, 03:27 PM
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Bandit steals $1.5 million in chips from Bellagio

Bellagio bandit gets $1.5 million in gambling chips - Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 | 9:19 a.m. - Las Vegas Sun
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Old 12-15-2010, 03:36 PM
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what a idiot, saw this on the news today, running through the casino with his motorcycle helmet on,,,,,,,,,,lol good luck turning them chips in......
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Old 12-15-2010, 04:45 PM
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It seems this same guy did a different casino in Las Vegas last week. I guess he thinks this is the way to go to make a living.
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Hey guys. I have to leave town quickly. I have a lot of Bellagio chips I am trying to fence, I am sell, is anyone interested?
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Old 12-15-2010, 05:18 PM
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Lol. I guess he could in theory Cash a couple of hundred at a time. Start with a few hundy in cash at bblackjack and play for a while. Then Yuri around and cash a nice "profit"

If they are small denomination like 100 then shouldn't be a problem.

Trust me they are not tracking those.
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Old 12-15-2010, 05:20 PM
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Lol. I guess he could in theory Cash a couple of hundred at a time. Start with a few hundy in cash at bblackjack and play for a while. Then Yuri around and cash a nice "profit"

If they are small denomination like 100 then shouldn't be a problem.

Trust me they are not tracking those.
I would think they have the microchips in those chips,.......
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Old 12-15-2010, 05:22 PM
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I would think they have the microchips in those chips,.......

Absher wouldn't say if MGM Resorts properties are among Las Vegas casinos that embed radio frequency devices in its chips.
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Bellagio bandit will have a hard time cashing in his chips - Yahoo! News
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Lol. I guess he could in theory Cash a couple of hundred at a time. Start with a few hundy in cash at bblackjack and play for a while. Then Yuri around and cash a nice "profit"

If they are small denomination like 100 then shouldn't be a problem.

Trust me they are not tracking those.
he can't do that with these
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Old 12-15-2010, 06:19 PM
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I think there bluffing. Why would they publish something that can the robber can easily see. Yea im sure the 25k coins the person will be interviewed or whatever but really theres no point in publishing this unless its to scare him. The objective of the casino is to find this person. They would not even mention the microchip if it was in their because theyd find him by now. There just trying to scare the guy but who knows.
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i have taken $100 chips with me and cashed them after a year without a problem.

I just doubt they would track such a small denomination chip.
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any of the small chips should be no problem. The bigger ones he could try black market using or just destroy them and keep all the 100-500$ chips
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Old 12-15-2010, 06:48 PM
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melt the clay and make ashtrays
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In the larger casinos he will have trouble cashing in more than a few thousand dollars at a time. In the smaller joints, it would be even more difficult. For example, I play a ton of blackjack in Vegas. I'm normally at the Red Rock. Whether I'm in the high limit area cashier or the main cashier, anything over 3 dimes they ask for my players card. In the high limit area they know where I was playing, but at the regular cashier they always call the pit to check. Additionally, the call surveillance to verify the payout.

This guy is a dumb ass who would have been better off stealing a couple racks of black ($100) or purple ($500) chips. Those are much easier to cash in with almost zero questions...
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leave the 25k chips all around town ... let the casino deal with all the random people trying to cash them

cash the smaller ones yourself

and fence the 1-5k ones
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