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Program Title: Breaking Vegas (New Series)
Telecast date: Tuesday, 12 October 2010
Telecast Time: 9pm
Channel: Astro, Channel 732
Program synopsis:
They’re slick, they’re fast, and they’re armed with complex gadgets and intricate schemes. Some are loners, some have a trusted partner, and some are members of a 100-man crew. Their mission is BREAKING VEGAS, and across history they’ve worked day and night-until busted or dead.
This series features high-end dramatic re-enactments, archival materials, interviews with law-benders, law breakers, casino management and security, and CGI graphics.
Counterfeit King, 12 Oct
Counterfeiting coins isn’t easy: it’s an art form. Diameter, thickness, magnetism, weight, design, even the precise mix of alloys every element of the coin must be perfectly replicated. That means taking on the craftsmanship that the U.S. Mint took years to develop, including anti-counterfeiting marks like hidden grooves and uniquely serrated edges. Most wanna-be counterfeiters quickly realize they’re no match and often satisfy themselves with crude tokens that might stretch their winnings by a buck or two.
The Ultimate Cheat, 19 Oct
Meet Richard Marcus, a daring man who developed the craft of cheating casinos to amazing new levels from the 70s to the early 90s. Join Marcus and his teammates, Mark “Balls” Abromowitz and Pat Mallery, on a raucous robbery romp through the world s greatest casinos, as they combine elaborate sleight-of-hand tricks with wily psychological setups. Their primary scheme is past-posting – the fine art of laying down or swapping out chips after a winning bet has been determined. It is a cheating move that requires dexterity, timing, the innate ability to blend in and, most importantly, guts.
Slot Buster, 26 Oct
Ron Harris of the Nevada Gaming Control Board was a quiet, hard-working, pony-tailed techie who would betray the NGCO in the biggest scandal in its history. Disillusioned by the Board s lax attitude toward the criminals he worked so hard to capture, he went from busting technology-related scams to inventing new, nearly undetectable scams of his own.
Using his top-secret inside information, he begins reprogramming the very same computer chips in slot machines that the Board asks him to test, then simply directs his accomplices to the rigged machines and has them collect the cash. Using a network of cell phones, calculators and a laptop, Harris and his partner John O Connor meticulously prepare to beat the system for millions. What they have no way of knowing is that their biggest win would be their last. In a thrilling showdown, Harris seemingly flawless plan unravels, and lands him in prison.
The program is also available in Bahasa Malaysia subtitle.
