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A con-artist blackjack player named Seyit Ibrahim Yel spent a few weeks conning casinos back in 2008. He pretended to be a wealthy businessman, and somehow convinced several major Vegas casinos to loan him huge piles of cash. Yel gambled with the borrowed money, cashed out huge wins, and then completely disappeared.

During his cons, Yel took on the name Mustafa Seda. He borrowed a total of $420,000 from various Vegas casinos using marker loans, then conveniently lost the markers, and gave his winnings to accomplices who cashed them out for him.

Yel was busted a few months later on an unrelated charge, and it became known that he was also wanted for his casino scams. Unfortunately for the law, the warrant for the casino crimes was under the name Seda, so Yel was granted bail and walked away.

Since then, the Bellagio has tried to sue Yel. He conned the casino out of $200,000 in two days, and the checks he wrote to cover his marker loans bounced. But the lawsuit targeted Yel’s fake name Seda instead, so Yel was never actually served. A judge recently dismissed the case on these grounds. Meanwhile, Yel is nowhere to be found.

Nobody is quite sure how Yel got away with his crimes. One thing is certain – this could never happen on the internet. For one thing, online blackjack casinos do not offer credit, so players cannot borrow money and then disappear. Free blackjack bonuses are a common thing, but these are not really credit – players are actually encouraged to gamble with the free cash and then cash out on their winnings. In many ways, casino security is better on the internet.