Unfortunately it won't work for the reasons smarter gaffer explained above.
But there's still a way to make a lot of money with casinos, so hear me out now.
Say im a professional thief released from a New Jersey prison after four years and i travel to Los Angeles to reunite with my friend and colleague Rusty Ryan. We both travel to Las Vegas to secure the financial backing of our wealthy friend Reuben Tishkoff to undertake a multi-million dollar heist in which they will rob three casinos owned by Tishkoff's ruthless rival Terry Benedict: the Bellagio, the Mirage, and the MGM Grand. Legally required to have enough cash available to cover all their patrons' bets, I estimate that on the eve of an upcoming high-profile boxing match, the casinos will hold over $150 million in an underground vault guarded by virtually unassailable security measures and systems. Having been forced out of his casino by Benedict, Tishkoff readily agrees to participate.
Rusty and I recruit six former acquaintances: con man Frank Catton, aging and retired con man Saul Bloom, auto specialists Virgil and Turk Malloy, explosives expert Basher Tarr, and surveillance technician Livingston Dell, as well as acrobat Yen and pickpocket Linus Caldwell. Each member is assigned to infiltrate or surveil the Bellagio to learn about the security, the routines, the behaviors of the casino staff, and the building itself. We also build a precise replica of the vault to practice the heist. Linus is tasked with tracking Benedict himself, eventually uncovering that he is dating my ex-wife Tess. Furious at my deception and believing Im motivated mainly by reconnecting with Tess, Rusty tells me to call off the heist, but I refuse. I later meets with Tess, who is still hurt by our former relationship, and Benedict who has me barred from his casinos.
The team commence the heist while I enter the Bellagio and Benedict has me detained in a surveillance-free room to be beaten by Bruiser, who is secretly working with me. I use the room's vent to reach the vault elevator and meet up with Linus who has infiltrated the casino as a gambling official. Meanwhile, Saul convinces Benedict to secure a briefcase of jewels—actually disguised explosives—in the vault, while Virgil and Turk smuggle Yen into the vault in a casino trolley. Basher triggers a stolen EMP device which disables electricity across Las Vegas including the laser grid protecting the elevator shaft, allowing me and Linus to descend to the vault entrance. Both of us neutralize the guards and, with Yen, use Saul's "jewels" to destroy the vault locks and secure the cash.
Rusty calls Benedict and reveals the robbery, blackmailing him to surrender half the cash to a van waiting outside or they will blow up all of the money. Verifying the compromised vault by camera, Benedict complies but has his men pursue the van while summoning a SWAT team to retake the vault. During the SWAT team's assault the explosives are detonated, destroying the remaining half of the cash while the thieves seemingly escape. Meanwhile, the van is discovered to be under remote control and the money inside is actually prostitution advertisements. Benedict dismisses the SWAT team before realizing that the footage he witnessed was manipulated as the vault in the video lacked the Bellagio logo on its floor; the footage was created using the team's replica vault.
It is revealed later that, after intercepting the 911 call, my team entered the casino disguised as SWAT members and left the vault unhindered with duffel bags containing over $160 million in cash. I return to the secure room before Benedict arrives to confront him. Tess receives a call telling her to watch her TV which shows a surveillance camera feed of me tricking Benedict into admitting that he would give up Tess in exchange for the money's return. Unable to connect me to the heist, Benedict instead has me arrested for violating my parole by leaving New Jersey; Tess and I reconcile before I'm taken away. As dawn breaks, the remaining team contemplate our victory in front of the Fountains of Bellagio before going their separate ways.
Several months later, I'm released from prison and picked up by Rusty and Tess. We drive off, followed by Benedict's men.
So who's in ?
