36 in the Nevada Gaming Commission's 'black book,' which makes it a felony if he ever enters a casino. Branco is serving four to ten years in prison. The group was ordered to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in restitution by the Clark County District Court Judge, according to the Reno Gazette Journal. Winning eight coins after Pikachu lines up in the top row. Get a payout if three of the same images line up. Hit the A button to stop each column, one by one. These work as expected: Bet one to three coins to get the machine rolling.
The Sun reported that one of the two players ' would mumble something that sounded like a hop bet and one of the dealers would pay out as if they had correctly wagered on whatever fell.' The group tried their trick 76 times over two years, officials testified.Īccording to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, casino personnel caught on when they realized the group's luck defied 452 billion-to-1 odds. Slot Machines provide a more exciting but less reliable way to acquire currency. In 2016, Bellagio craps dealer Mark William Branco and two accomplices, Jeffrey Martin and Anthony Grant Granito, were arrested and charged with at least four years in Nevada State Prison for scamming the casino out of more than $1 million.Īccording to The Las Vegas Sun, the group would go to craps tables that Branco and another dealer were manning and place phantom 'hop bets,' or high-value bets that a specific combination of numbers on the dice would be rolled. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
