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The Phoenix Casino and Hotel is one of the largest and most prosperous casinos in Las Vegas. It has everything one could want, playing to every type of visitors dream. A gambler's paradise, a tourists paradise, a professional's paradise. It has prospered for years and the owner, Jerry Vincennes runs the casino with an iron fist and manages it to the smallest detail personally. He is ruthless when it comes to cheaters and con men. Such people fear his casino and high tech security. But, that hasn't stopped determined con's from trying.

Basically, this is a discussion thread for a casino heist rp. There will be a group of professionals who are trying to rob the casino of millions of dollars as well as the casino and mob trying to stop them and catch them. This rp has great possibilities. Comments? Suggestions?

My character's name is going to be named Jack Hammond, he'll be one of the cons trying to break into the casino. Him and Vincennes have a history, a bad history. I'll make a short bio later, but not much will be known about him. More of his history and ties with Vincennes will be revealed throughout the rp.

intresting

Name: Miyuki Kuroda

Nationality: Japanese-American

Status: College Student MIT

Gambler Bio: Miyuki is a math wiz. She aced AP Calculus and was given a full scholarship to MIT University. One day while searching the libary she came upon a book, Brining Down the House which chronicled a group of MIT students that took Vegas for all they're worth. Miyuki want's to try to see if she too can join the MIT legacy of "Card-Counters" And take Vegas for all it's worth.

Thanks for joining.

The casino heist is the main storyline but it'll be pretty open to other plots and stories as well. You can be anything, do anything, and go anywhere with this. It's open to infinite possibilities!

I remember trying to start something like this... Oh well... I'll be a mob enforcer...

Irish mob that is...

Name: Brenden Crowley

Nationality: Irish

Status: Top Enforcer of Irish Mob, Vegas.

Build: Athletic

Height: 6 foot 2

Weight: 200lbs

Hair: Dark Brown

Weapon: Intratec AB-10 Assualt Pistol

Past: Born in Downings Ireland. Street thug until 16. Joined CIRA as a gun runner and later became a top enforcer by 20. Implicated in CIRA activities. Fled to Vegas.

Cool, the ball is rolling.

Bump

Sure, that sounds good.

Could I join as some sort of Head of Casino Security guy?

That is awesome and will work out great!

Ah! Time warp!

Name: Vinny Macciano

Age: 35

Nationality: Italian-American

Occupation: Head of Pheonix Casino Security Personell

Build: Very big and sturdy, a bear of a man

Height: 5'11"

Weight: 220lbs

Hair: Black, slicked back

Weapons: He carries a Beretta Px4 on his person, but when interrogating conmen and cheaters, he sometimes uses the "Vegas Enforcer" (Ballpoint Hammer).

Is your character pure Italian or Italian-American? Because Vinny is more American and sounds like a mob-movie cliche.

Christ, this time warping is driving me crazy. And thanks, I thought he would fit in well with the Casino Boss's style.

Is your character pure Italian or Italian-American? Because Vinny is more American and sounds like a mob-movie cliche.

Oh, sorry. I was aiming at Italian-American.

Sign-up today, this rp can be great!

Now, what exactly would the mob's role be in this RP?

They could be trying to muscle in on the casino, the two could be working together, something along those lines.

a small side plot
a mob boss son trying to marry his girl an at the same time trying to keep her safe form his father line of work and all the goings of the main story line

That sounds good. This is moving right along.

Is this character ok?

Character Name: Semyon Burke (aka Simon Conway, Semyon Orlov, Dean Costigan, Joseph Greene)

Nationality: American

Age: 42

Height: 5' 10"

Wt: 180 lbs.

Weapon of Choice: Smith and Wesson model 620

Bio: Born to upper middle parents, but Semyon was a mediocre student. He became addicted to heroine at age 16 and dropped out of high school so he could complete rehab, but he escaped the rehab facility. He was cured of his addiction, but began to sell drugs. After the fall of the Berlin wall, he discovered that firearms were a much more profitable. Under several fake names Senyon opened large freight companies and has violated most of the UN arms sanctions, profiting most from the conflicts in Africa during the 90s.

Presently, he is trying to legitimize his enterprises and clean his money. He has recently aquired several points in the Phoenix Casino and he has come to Vegas to check on his investment.

Uh...weapons dealings at a casino. Your participation is most welcomed but that seems a bit extreme.

Not weapons dealing. I figure he's done with his most serious arms deals and he's trying to become legitimate.

If it was ok with you, he'd be a part owner or a silent partner/investor of the casino.

EDIT:
Or, if it would suit your plot better, he could be trying to gain part of the casino, and help the con artists to intimidate the casino owners, whichever you prefer.

An investor sounds better.

Cool. That goes along with my original idea. When do you think this will start?

When more people sign-up.

So what roles do we still need?

We need more casion personel, a mob boss (or two), some more mobsters, and more mebers of the crew right? Maybe some poice and detectives later...

Would it be ok if Semyon had some muscle with him? Bodyguards/henchmen who did dirty work for him, I'm thinking.

That sounds fine, we still need more people.

Sounds good to me.

i give you my two when i have some time

You can't have Casiono Security with out the trusted Griffin Detective


Name: Alex Thompson

Nationality: American

Age: 40

Height: 6'1

Weapon: Non

Profile: Started out as a security agent for several casions before he went on to Griffin Investigations. Since then he's busted over 40 cheaters and booked them all into the Griffin Book

Awesome!

Name: Dante Sparda

Age: 17

Weapon: Glock 18 (which his girl does not know of)

Back ground

son of Jack Sparde head of a New york family
after his mother past away when he was 15 his father sent him to military school on the other side of US to get him out of the way as he could not handle of running the famliy and looking after his son

Name: Anna Rose

Age 17

Back ground

Anna lives in the town near the military school where she meet at the age of 15 Dante when he cames to town on the weekend
now both of them have run off to marry in Las Vegas

Anna dose not know Dante's dad is a mob boss as he has not told her

Here's what I'm thinking for Semyon's entourage:

Name: Michael Essex

Occupation: Attorney/Business Consultant

Age: 28

Weapon: Intimate knowledge of the law and complete lack of ethics

Bio: Graduate from the London School of Business and Georgetown University Law School, Essex first encountered Semyon when he was hired to defend Semyon against extradition proceedings that would have returned Semyon to the United States to face RICO charges. Thanks to Essex's skilled negotiation, the prosecution was laughed out of court and Semyon payed a token fine for "Illegaly importing canned albacore tuna". Since then Essex has moved from lawyer to a business consultant as Semyon's operations became more legitimate. Over the last several years, Essex helped Semyon begin a now very powerful construction firm in Europe, open several now succesful banks in South America and negotiate several points in casinos in Atlantic City. Presently he is negotiating Semyon's investment in the Phoenix Casino in Las Vegas and a partnership with a tech firm in Silicon Valley.


Name: Dion O'Kerry

Age: 29

Occupation: muscle

Weapon: USP Tactical, Beretta 3032

Bio: Former member of the True Irish Republican Army, extremely wanted in Britain, Scotland and Northern Ireland and son of a frequent customer to Semyon. As a personal favor to Dion's father, Semyon took Dion out of Ireland and gave him steady employment as his bodyguard. Dion is fanatically loyal to Semyon, but has a violent temper.

Name: Ilham "Illy" Radjabov

Age: 45

Occupation: negotiator/lieutenant

Weapon: Browning HP 41 AE

Bio: Born in Azerbaijan during the cold war, Illy worked his way through the soviet military to eventually become a KGB officer. During the fall of the Berlin Wall, he helped Semyon move large quanities of abandoned soviet weapons away from their rightful owners, making him a trusted friend to Semyon. They went their separate ways when Semyon decided to become legal, but after a close friend of Illy's was found with polonium 210 in his stomach, he decided to join Semyon in the United States.

Siap, just because I am such a nitpicker I'd like to point out one flaw in O'Kerry's story. You claim that he wan a member of the IRA. The only problem with that is that in 1969 the IRA signed a peace treaty. The PIRA signed one in 97... I suggest changing it to either the Continuity Irish Republican Army or the Real (True) Irish Republican Army.

Embarrassing. It has been corrected.

Embarrassing. It has been corrected.

No need to be embarrassed, I was just corecting you on something that will be my future line of wor-

>_>

Oh shit... I never said that...

Can I add a few more guys to the Security Force to help Vinny? They'll be minor charachters.

Name: Adam Davis

Occupation: Security at Phoenix Casino

Age: 23

Nationality: American

Height: 6'4"

Wieght: 210lbs

Build: a tall, wiry man

Hair: Brown

Weapon: ICQB .45 ACP

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Name: Marcus Tate

Occupation: Security at Phoenix Casino

Age: 25

Nationality: Afro-American

Hieght: 5'9"

Build: Muscular Titan

Wieght: 240lbs

Hair: cropped, black

Weapon: Glock-18

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I just want to add that in the event of something big (mob hit or the like) security does posess larger calibe weapons. These are just the ones on their person. Emergency weapons include...

-Frinessi 12G
-Armalite AR-15
-Beretta Cx4 .40 S&W

Dead? :(

Not dead, there needs to be more people on my team.

Uh, bump?