Pitched Unfairly

The Bellagio jobProject kickoff

Eleven specialists, one vault, one night to empty it.

Las Vegas · Fight night · Need to know

3 casinos, 1 vault

Objective

Take the casinos' fight-night cash and walk out clean.

Done means

  1. 01 The take Over $150 million out of the vault, in one night.
  2. 02 The people Nobody gets hurt: not the guests, not the guards, not the crew.
  3. 03 The exit We walk out the front door, and nothing can be proved.

Anything else that leaves the building is out of scope.

Why now

Fight night is the one night the vault is fullest.

The date is set by the fight, not by us. It doesn't move, so neither do we.

  1. Mon
  2. Tue
  3. Wed
  4. Thu
  5. Fri
  6. Sat
  7. $150M+ Fight night
Cash in the vault, by night (shape, not scale)

Scope

One vault, three casinos' cash. Nothing else leaves the building.

In scope

  • The vault under the Bellagio
  • Cash from the Bellagio, the Mirage and the MGM Grand
  • One night: fight night

Out of scope

  • The guests, their chips and their winnings
  • Any casino not owned by Terry Benedict
  • A second try. There isn't one.
  • TessDisputed: see risks

The team

Eleven specialists, one owner per workstream.

Roles · RACI

One name accountable for every workstream.

Workstream DannyRustyReubenLinusFrankBasherLivingstonSaulYenMalloys
Funding CIA
The casino floor ICA
Eyes on Benedict CCA
The pinch IAC
Cameras and the swap CRA
Into the vault RRRAR
The exit IRRA
Go or no-go ARC
  • WorkstreamAccountable
  • FundingReuben
  • The casino floorFrank
  • Eyes on BenedictLinus
  • The pinchBasher
  • Cameras and the swapLivingston
  • Into the vaultYen
  • The exitMalloys
  • Go or no-goDanny

A Accountable, one per row R Responsible C Consulted I Informed

Plan · countdown to fight night

Every workstream lands before the opening bell.

T-minus Fight night The bell, the pinch, the swap, the exit

Budget

Reuben funds it, because Benedict pushed him out.

Funded by

Reuben Tishkoff

Why yes
Benedict forced him out of the casino business.
Gets
A share of the take, and Benedict's worst night.
Where his money goesOwner
  1. A full-size replica of the vaultLivingston
  2. The pinch, and getting hold of itBasher
  3. Saul's cover as a big spender, and his depositSaul
  4. Surveillance gear and a camera feedLivingston
  5. Vans, a cash cart and SWAT kitThe Malloys

Rule: no line of spend without an owner. No figures we can't stand behind.

RAID · heat map

Eight things could sink it, and each one has an owner.

How we talk and decide

We go on fight night only when every light is green.

  1. Every dayCrew stand-up, in person. Status in three colors, nothing else.Rusty
  2. Two days outFull rehearsal on the replica. Anything amber gets a fix or a red.Danny
  3. Fight nightOne channel, earpieces only. Livingston calls what the cameras see.Livingston

On trackRisk, fix in handNeed help

Go / no-go Go

Danny calls it. Rusty can stop it.

Decision asked today

One yes today: fund it, and go on fight night.

  1. ReubenReleases the money today
  2. RustyKeeps his veto until fight night
  3. DannyCalls go or no-go on the night