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While “High Roller Heist” has a whiff of glorifying the acts of a drug-addled, gambling-addicted imbecile, it does a good job of providing context for Carleo’s misdeeds without sensationalizing them too much.<\/p>\n
In the Bellagio heist, Carleo nabbed $1.5 million in chips, many of them “cranberry” chips—worth $25,000 each, but only if one can cash them in.<\/p>\n
The “Biker Bandit” was caught while trying to sell several $25,000 chips. To an undercover police officer. Police eventually recovered $775,000 of the $1.5 million in chips.<\/p>\n
See, casino chips aren’t money. Casino chips have no monetary value outside a casino. Roulette chips can’t even be cashed at the casino cage. We do not use the terms “bonehead” or “asshat” lightly.<\/p>\n
Carleo’s buffoonery has been well-documented<\/a>, his actions at the time being compared to an episode of “America’s Dumbest Criminals.”<\/p>\n