The High Roller Heist

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In the early morning hours of December 14th, 2010, Anthony “Tony” Carleo will walk into the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip adorned in a full motorcycle jumpsuit, gloves and helmet and pull a pistol, robbing a high stakes craps table of 1.5 million dollars in casino chips. This is the wild, “only in Vegas” true story of the guy who robbed the house, returned to the house and began living in it, like a king, for free.

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    • Apr 24, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    NEW SERIES: The Redefector

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 2:58


    It was 1985, the so-called “Year of the Spy”. The CIA had been losing Soviet assets left and right; the first loss seemed like bad luck, but four in a row? That wasn't a coincidence— it was a deadly leak. And just as the Agency was scrambling to find answers, across the world, a KGB colonel named Vitaly Yurchenko walked into the American embassy in Rome and volunteered his services in exchange for immediate exfiltration to the United States.At the time, Yurchenko was the highest-ranked KGB officer ever to defect to America, and the Agency felt it had hit the jackpot. Instead, his defection would go on to become one of the most dizzying, high-stakes espionage debacles of the last century. Although many of his bombshell revelations were bonafide, a doubt soon began haunting the intelligence community: Was Vitaly Yurchenko telling the whole truth? And if not... What had he been sent to hide?Listen Now on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

    NEW SERIES: The Deadly Seven

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2025 1:08


    Host Ashley Willcott is known as a TV anchor, a former judge, and a trial lawyer, and nearly all of the cases she's covered over the years intersect with one of the seven deadly sins. Pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony and sloth. The opposite of the seven heavenly virtues.These are THE REASONS why criminals commit crimes. They cannot resist their temptations. And it is a fascinating study to delve into the biggest and less known cases to figure out that why behind the crime; the motive.This is a chance for us to figure out that WHY.Join Ashley each and every week as she dives deep into cases you'll recognize instantly – and many you won't. She's joined by a roster of experts to break down each case.Listen on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    Introducing: Deadly Fortune

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 2:26


    Tex and Diane McIver were an Atlanta power couple; he the cowboy lawyer and political king maker, she a beautiful and charismatic executive. Their storybook marriage comes to an end in what appeared to be a freak tragic moment. Now, as Tex is released from prison, he may inherit Diane's fortune, the woman he killed.  Listen to Deadly Fortune on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

    NEW SHOW: Unfit For Service

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2024 2:29


    Randy Taylor became a soldier to serve America. But he was forced to live a life plagued by paranoia, secrecy and isolation. For years, Randy hid his true identity while risking his life in the United States Army. This is his harrowing, untold story.Unfit for Service is an 8-episode series with new episodes publishing Monday mornings. Listen to Unfit for Service now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.Unfit for Service is a production of Wavland and Vespucci and is hosted by Eric Marcus.

    New Series: How It All Went South

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2024 1:00


    From long-time collaborators Sean Kipe and Jason Hoch comes ‘How It All Went South', the new twice weekly podcast and video series where we share all the crazy stories we've been saving up for years. Until now.Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and watch all episodes on our YouTube channel.You'll get stories like:How to Hire a HitmanThe Unlucky Lottery WinnerThe Alaska Memory Card KillerThe Runaway BrideAl Capone: Original Gangster of Atlanta?Family Drama at Sweetie Pie'sThe Ash Street ShootoutDeath by Root Beer FloatThe Great Bear Hoax Join How It All Went South twice a week every week for these stories and so much more.

    Introducing: Noble

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 2:46


    In the winter of 2002, police discovered more than 300 bodies on one property in the tiny town of Noble, Georgia. What followed was one of the biggest and most expensive investigations in the history of the American South. To get to the bottom of this forgotten case, journalist Shaun Raviv visits a rural community with plenty of secrets.  He discovers the epic history of the well-respected family who owned the property, uncovers the fates of the bodies sent to a crematory called Tri-State, and searches for the mysterious man at the center of it all. And in the process, Shaun explores one of the most primal and vexing questions we face as human beings: What do the living owe the dead? Subscribe and listen to Noble now wherever you listen to podcasts. 

    Introducing: Drowning Creek

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2024 3:40


    In the early morning hours of November 2, 2007, Justin Gaines walked out of a popular nightclub on the outskirts of Atlanta, Georgia and was never seen again. The investigation into Gaines' disappearance quickly went cold and remained so until 2015, when a man confessed to taking part in his murder. Though this detailed confession described what happened to Justin Gaines, who was involved, and where his body was placed, no arrest has ever been made. Host Sean Kipe digs into this story to find out what really happened to Justin Gaines and tries to make sense of the still ongoing investigation. But as Sean gets deeper, he finds himself in an underworld of drugs, money, and murder. Episodes of Drowning Creek are released every Friday and you can listen wherever you get your podcasts.

    Introducing: Inconceivable Truth

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2024 4:42


    Investigative reporter Matt Katz has been searching for his biological father since he was a little kid. But it wasn't until his 40s that he realized he was on the wrong journey altogether. The true story is wrapped in confusion and secrecy, and in the end it upended the truth about who he is – raising questions about identity, fatherhood, medical ethics and what family really means. But will finding answers make him whole, or just make things even more complicated? Inconceivable Truth is an 8-episode series with new episodes publishing Thursday mornings.

    Man on the Move | Chapter 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 37:36


    The walls close in on Tony and he is arrested in the LVMPD sting operation. However, his trial, sentencing and time in prison come with their own dramas...

    Money Isn't Everything, But... | Chapter 7

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2024 31:08


    Having blown through his lower denomination chips, Tony now must somehow move the illicit $25k Cranberry chips he has stolen, which will soon be discontinued by the Bellagio. Meanwhile, detectives have their own plan to catch Tony, proving he is The Biker Bandit.

    Year of the Cranberry | Chapter 6

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 33:29


    After returning to Pueblo for the holidays, Tony is desperate to return to Las Vegas for New Years Eve at the Bellagio, with a close friend in tow. Meanwhile, Las Vegas investigators have their first real break in the case, one which takes them to Pueblo to interview a suspected accomplice.

    Game On | Chapter 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2024 33:10


    With the Bellagio robbery making news around the world, Las Vegas Metro Police Department lead detective Sam Smith is beginning to feel the pressure – especially since there are virtually no leads in the case. Meanwhile, Tony is comped a high roller suite by the Bellagio, living like a king in the hotel he just robbed.

    Feet on the Floor | Chapter 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2024 33:34


    When a casino like the Bellagio is robbed in Las Vegas, it's a big deal for law enforcement. Little do they know,  the robber himself has returned to the casino less than 24 hours later to begin casually playing poker and cashing in his stolen chips.

    Go Time | Chapter 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 31:02


    After robbing the Suncoast Casino and getting away, Carleo decides he needs to go bigger and sets his sights on the Bellagio, a crown jewel on the Las Vegas Strip. Five days later in the early morning hours, Carleo will rob a high stakes craps table of $1.5 million in chips, becoming the most wanted man in Las Vegas.

    Suncoasters | Chapter 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 31:10


    Having decided that robbing a casino is the best, easy solution to freeing himself from his gambling debts, Carleo decides on a smaller, unglamorous casino on the outskirts of Sin City: The Suncoast. With everything in place, Carleo will ride to the Suncoast casino and rob it, becoming The Biker Bandit.

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    Tony Mike | Chapter 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2024 32:48


    Anthony Michael Carleo is an Italian kid from Pueblo, Colorado who grew up living fast and loose with few consequences. Carleo soon finds himself in tens of thousands of dollars in debt and considering a truly crazy solution to his financial problems: robbing a casino. 

    Trailer: The High Roller Heist

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2024 2:47


    In the early morning hours of December 14th, 2010, Anthony “Tony” Carleo will walk into the Bellagio Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip adorned in a full motorcycle jumpsuit, gloves and helmet and pull a pistol, robbing a high stakes craps table of 1.5 million dollars in casino chips. This is the wild, “only in Vegas” true story of the guy who robbed the house, returned to the house and began living in it, like a king, for free.

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