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Failed heist at Bellagio results in guilty plea

LAS VEGAS (MCT) — Forget about Lady Luck and all that stuff. This idea was just dumb.

In a heist plan straight out of “Oceans 11” — or “Jackass” — 24-year-old Michael Belton entered the high roller’s area of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino in May with a brazen, even bone-headed, plan to steal high-value gaming chips.

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