NO MORE BETS
One pusher, two disturbers and one caller - a perfect team of 4, looking for the weakest point of the Casino. After the ball lands at the end of the spin and the croupier says the famous words “no more bets”, they strike without mercy. Each time, a high value bet is found at the bottom of the pile of chips on the winning number. It’s a sure win. Who are they? How do they do it? Were they ever caught? For the first time we will hear about The Pussettists, the Italian casino cheaters active in the 1980’s . A true story told by Michele Albo, an actual member, who’s been inside the team for many years.
Episodes
EPISODE 12.
With the money from the last heist, Michele opens a restaurant in Amsterdam and starts a new life. With authentic ingredients from southern Italy, he creates an atmosphere that is appreciated by the Dutch. The new job isn't easy, but it turns out to be a lucky move that leads to a law-abiding life. Suddenly, one day, an American man shows up and reminds Michele of the old days. His name is Willy Allison and he works to ...
The Pussettists embark on one last mission. One last big one, before they retire. On their way to Las Vegas, they make a stopover in New York where by chance they meet Rocco, a powerful man with connections to the underworld. After getting to know each other, he makes a proposal that is too good to refuse. It won't be easy, but he gives them the chance to pull off the biggest heist of their careers. To succeed, they must outwit the...
In 1980, the Olympic Games are held in Russia. The Pussettists see a chance to make good money in connection with this big event. A new member, Igor, with contacts in Russia, joins them to facilitate communication. It doesn't turn out to be the goldmine they had hoped for. Before long, they run into major problems with the security forces at the Moscow casino. Locked in an interrogation room from hell, they are questioned and beate...
EPISODE 9. The night before the Pussettes return home from Beirut, they go out to sum up their trip. At a restaurant, they come across a group of belly dancers. One of the women lingers around their table. With eyes as black and magical as the Tutankhamun, she seduces her surroundings. She turns out to have unexpected powers. Perhaps an answer to a mystery has been found.
Episode 8.
After returning from Sweden, the team meets in Amsterdam before heading to Lebanon. Once at Casino du Liban, they are met by an abundance of luxury and VIPs. A gambler's paradise in the middle of the desert. The first night went smoothly, while the next day ends in disaster. The Pussetists are captured by the casino's security and taken to a deserted part of the dunes. Shoeless and battered by rifle butts, they are forc...
Episode 7.
In April 1976, a nervous Italian is sitting in a café waiting for the clock to strike exactly ten past six. In his backpack, he has a 25-meter rope, a fake passport, warm shoes and a small bottle of whiskey. Soon he will park the car at the church and start walking towards a huge prison wall in Tidaholm, located in a forest in central Sweden. Michele will have only one chance to free his friend on the other side of the w...
Episode 6. On the first tour, they made a final stop in Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. In the middle of a successful night at the casino, police officers storm in and take them for questioning. After a long night, they are released back onto the street but one of the members is missing. Why is he still in custody? Will they be able to see him again?
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Episode 5. The second stop on the tour is Vienna, ending at a newly opened casino in the Netherlands. One of the biggest difficulties is getting past the security guard whose job is to recognize and stop unwanted guests. The Pussettists are constantly forced to come up with new ways to get in without being detected. Nino is on all the blacklists and has to resort to ever greater means to sneak in. Sometimes a wheelchair is the only...
Episode 4. Nino keeps his word and Michele gets the chance to go on tour as a caller. They meet up in Venice where they enter a stunning casino that impresses with all its splendor. He is thrown into the action straight away. He has to understand the rules and codes of the Pussettists quickly. This was before smartphones, so they have to communicate with fingers and eye contact. The sign to escape quickly (scappa) is three fingers ...
Episode 3. Like a flock of wolves they enter the casino. The pussettist push the chips, the disturbers do anything to distract the croupier. The caller is ready to claim the winning bet. They are well coordinated while hunting down the weakest prey. When the croupier announces the french words “Rein ne va plus” (No more bets) they strike without mercy. Each time, a high value bet is found under the pile of chips on the winning numb...
EPISODE 2.
Michele arrives in Holland in the 1970s. Amsterdam is then a gathering place for gamblers, robbers, and drug dealers. Different nationalities from the underworld meet at a club run by Italians. At the club, they gamble for large sums of money and trade and buy goods from each other. Much later, when the Dutch have taken over the running of the gambling clubs, Michele meets Nino, the leader of the Pussettists. For the fi...
EPISODE 1. Michele tells us about Bari and the situation in southern Italy when he was growing up. There was a fight around the clock. He and his friends had to constantly find tricks to amuse themselves without money. He watched his parents struggle with finances in a one-room apartment for 6 people. In the Giardino Umberto park in Bari, they met travelers who told them about a liberated Europe where you could get a job and meet...
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