I subscibe to a daily news post about gaming in Las Vegas. I used to sell to the casino industry and it was a good way to keep on top of what was happening in Vegas.

Today's topic is "weirdest, cleverest, biggest, smallest, funniest, stupidest, and saddest episodes of casino-employee theft"

Notice the first line of the last paragraph. But then, we all know they're all just good people here to make a living, right?

I'll Take that Lamp and Matching Headboard -- Aw Hell, I'll Take It All!
This one took place at a northern Nevada casino about five years ago.

One Friday night, a housekeeper was dispatched to clean one of the finer suites on the eve of the arrival of a high roller. The previous guests of the suite had requested and received a late check-out time. The hotel manager had it timed down to the minute. The housekeeper had about an hour to make up the room.

The next morning, another maid reported that the room was empty and she meant empty! Everything -- from the TV to the bed -- was missing. The hotel manager was completely flummoxed. How could a room that was occupied overnight by a guy who expected to be treated like royalty be completely devoid of furniture without a peep from the high roller?

It turns out that the first maid, with two accomplices dressed in casino maintenance uniforms, emptied the room of all the furniture, TV, coffeemaker, towels, soap, sheets, etc. Meanwhile, down at the hotel desk, the reservations clerk gave the high roller the wrong room number and key. The gambler liked the room, so he decided to just stay there and never said a word. The theft wasn't discovered till a day-shift housekeeper went into the empty suite to make up the high-roller's bed.

The maid was later caught and deported. The TV was located at a local pawn shop. The bed frame mattress and other furniture were never recovered.