Why did we discuss it in the cheating section of Casinoz, dedicated to the greatest cheaters? Judge for yourself:
Losing is impossible if the casino gives you millions of dollars and does not demand paying back!
Would you like to come to a gambling house, borrow a couple of hundred thousand dollars, buy chips, cash them out later, and never worry about returning them? Our characters had criminal talent, strong nerves, and resourcefulness for quite a long time.
Roselli Brothers Fraud
At the heart of their plan was the so-called "identity stealing" (stealing information on foreign documents to use for personal gain). The Roselli brothers of Monmouth, New Jersey, did their incredible thing in Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and Puerto Rico casinos from the mid-20th century up to the beginning of 2000.
- They did it with the help of a hacker.
- He hacked the national credit system.
- Then stole spotless credit histories of American and foreign individuals.
- After that, they opened new accounts in the names of these people.
- They used them in the credit departments of the largest casinos.
When they heard the casino was ready to provide credit only to those with a stable account balance for at least six months, the Roselli brothers did not find it difficult. They were already experienced gangsters who could efficiently operate with large amounts.
They opened accounts on nominees and deposited half a million to each of them.
Six months later, almost all casinos willingly opened their credit lines and transferred fifty thousand dollars to these accounts.
Incredible Results
For over five years, the Roselli brothers visited Atlantic City, Las Vegas, and Puerto Rico casinos every weekend. They willingly used everything casinos offered for free:
- luxury hotel rooms,
- fine cuisine,
- elite alcohol,
- transfer, and so on.
They took loans, got chips, and played, forcing the casino management to believe they spent all the money, although their partners won on the other side. Then they willingly signed the bills.
Credit departments adored such customers, so the loan size grew constantly and reached millions in some casinos. Brothers kept playing, creating the illusion of significant losses. Their scheme was very complicated and involved dozens of partners from New Jersey.
However, no casino knew each brother had a few partners, so they didn't suspect becoming victims of the biggest credit cheaters.
Sometimes, they acted aggressively and even clumsily, but they got away with it. These rich people's impressive credit history and demeanor did the job.
Leave and Slam the Door
Amid the Christmas holidays of 2000, they went to Las Vegas for the last time to escape forever, slamming the door behind them. They visited all the casinos and got a massive loan under different names. They carefully tracked the pit bosses at other casinos to ensure no one realized the brothers appeared in several guises. After several big bets in every casino, they left, and no one saw them again.
The result of their job was 37 million dollars.
This cheating was exposed only six months later. First, casinos started politely reminding debtors to pay the loans. But their notices went to the addresses indicated in the accounts opened by Roselli. Casinos got no response and began to threaten with lawsuits. Then, they tried to call because they were forwarded to unique services with automatic responses.
Six months later, the FBI got interested in the situation, but the Rosselli brothers were already gone. Finally, we should mention that the real Roselli brothers died long before the cheating. The cheaters stole their data. It turns out that the FBI does not even know who exactly they are looking for.
