Richard Marcus, from robber to consultant in casinos

Many are those who try their luck at casinos by cheating, but very few are those who escape unscathed. The risk is sometimes very high, and the game is not necessarily worth the candle, we remind you that cheating in a casino can lead to a prison sentence of 5 years and a $ 10,000 fine. But this is now far from the concerns of the greatest robber of all time, Richard Marcus, whom we are going to talk about today.

Who is Richard Marcus?

"A crook gets caught, a genius doesn't", this is the difference between an ordinary robber and Richard Marcus. In more than 25 years, the professional cheating never got caught with his hand in the bag.

It all started in the 1970s, when the gambling enthusiast landed in Las Vegas, With $20,000 in his pocket, the beginning of the adventure looks good, but he finally loses the entire sum. Finding himself on the street, the man decides to become a dealer, in an attempt to remake himself. He will then be quickly spotted by a professional cheater who notices his talent for handling cards.

Richard Marcus therefore decides to join his team and travels the land-based casinos from all over the world for 25 years. It will then outsmart all security systems all these years, without his secrets ever being revealed.

He still amasses the pretty sum of $5 million during this whole career, of course, as a crook, but also as a genius.

From robber to consultant

The man decided to retire in the 1990s, when security in casinos is strengthening. Withdrawn now from this whole world of gambling, he then decides to to tell about his unremarkable life, in a book.

It is at this moment that several directors of American gambling dens contact him to hire him as a security consultant. The man who has for years outwitted the workings of the cashiers has a lot to learn. Ricard accepts and finds himself on the other side of the game.

He reveals all his secrets, to come to the aid of American gambling dens, which lose more than 1 billion dollars every year because of cheating. So there is a lot to do for the former crook. But the man claims that although the security systems have progressed, his techniques still work today.

We could quickly see the American's life adapted to the screen as several scenarios of film are in progress. So we haven't finished hearing about Richard Marcus.