Casino Heist Aggressive Guide



This guide is a full breakdown of the latest heist added to GTAO, The Diamond Casino Heist. It covers every single aspect of it from what you need to get started to the Prep Works, Approaches, Finales and Possible Bugs and Glitches. Also offering Shortcuts and Workarounds to have an easier time completing the heist cause it's truly a bugfest! Welcome to the Diamond Casino Heist FAQ! This thread is going to go through all of the new changes and content added to the Casino Heist DLC. The information in this thread is up to date as of 28/7/2020. Announced on December 5th and released on December 12th, 2019, the Diamond Casino Heist is the latest DLC to come to GTA Online.

  1. The Diamond Casino Heist is the biggest ever to hit GTA Online, and requires drawing up meticulous setup plans to walk away with the maximum payout. Here’s a run-down of the setup board for the.
  2. Aggressive: Do not die, complete in 15min, get 80 headshots So I just tested all heists without any restarts to get idea of their Elite challenges. I also noticed that the timer immediately starts at the very beginning, so these challenges would be easiest to complete by having the Arcade near Eclipse Towers.

Heist setup board

Casino Scoping

Start by identifying the access points and the important elements of the Casino.
During your scope, you'll take pictures for Lester.
Tip: On your first mission, Lester will let you know when all important access points / items have been spotted and stop the count.

Access Points to the Diamond Casino

  • Main Door – located the front of the Casino
  • Side Doors – take pictures each door keypad, there’s one on the back and one on the left side
  • Roof Terrace – four keypads, one just before the pool (on the left side), one behind the bar (down the stairs), two around the back.
  • Security Tunnel – garage door located in the tunnel under the racetrack at the back of the Casino
  • Roof – two keypads on doors on each side of the helipad
  • Sewer Tunnel – near the river past the racetrack, across the street from the casino, you'll find the entrance to the sewer tunnel. Get inside and you'll find a gate on your right.

Main points of interest

  • Security Guard – standing next to the elevator by the front desk
  • Keypad – on the casino floor, next to restricted access doors
  • 1st Security Camera – on the ceiling of the main casino rooms
  • 2nd Security Camera – on the roof and roof terrace
  • Valet – outside by the Casino front door
  • Vault Blueprints – (required VIP membership) on the desk in the management office, accessible by going through the Inside Track room, and into a door down the side hallway.

Yung Ancestor

You can also unlock the Big Con approach via Yung Ancestor by going to the Diamond Terrace, a cutscene will trigger and he will contact you afterward. This is also how you will unlock the reduced rate on the Grotti Furia which is his personal vehicle that he will offer you to use as an escape vehicle.

Vault Contents

Vault Contents points of interest

To find these you need to move between the different camera views in the time allotted.

  • Carpeted room – POI pops as soon as you switch to this view
  • Metal Detectors – In grey room
  • Security Office door – doors in the room with the grey stripe running down the middle
  • Staff elevator – In the purple diamond casino room, pan to the two elevators on the right
  • Blue door – In the corridor with the elevator and blue door, pan to the door on the left

Vault loots

Vault contentRarity / ProbabilityMaximum Potential Payout(Hard mode) Maximum Potential PayoutColect time
CashVery common$2,115,000$2,326,50038 seconds
ArtworkSomewhat common$2,350,000$2,585,00020 seconds
GoldRare$2,585,000$2,843,50025 seconds
DiamondsVery rare / event driven$3,290,000$3,619,50038 seconds

Approach selection

After discovering the contents of the vault, you will be able to choose one of three approaches to the heist: Silent & Sneaky, The Big Con, or Aggressive.

The Silent & Sneaky approach will allow you to enter the casino and get rid of the guards with complete discretion, as long as you stay on and don't make yourself heard by the other guards.
The Big Con approach will use disguises that allow you to break into the Casino, but not all guards will be fooled.
The Aggressive approach will be the most violent, equipped with heavy weapons you will kill the guards without states of heart to arrive at the vault.

The approaches have three possible statuses:

  • Without post-it: Heist is available on normal difficulty
  • Post-it padlock: The heist is unavailable because you have just completed this approach
  • Skull Post-it: The heist is available in hard (possible after completing the heist approach, then another approach to remove the Skull Post-it), this approach provides higher gains due to its difficulty.
Tips !

Once the three approaches are completed, you will be able to unlock the ability to phone Lester and cancel the heist to change the contents of the vault, you will lose the $ 25,000 in initial costs by canceling the heist.

Extras to practice

  • Casino Model – $130,000 – highlights access points
  • Door Security – $425,000 – practice hacking doors
  • Vault Door – $900,000 – practice cracking vault

Heist prep board

Support crew

Gunmen

GunmanSkillsCutProvided Unmarked Weapons
Silent & SneakyThe Big ConAggressive
Chester McCoy Expert10%Pump Shotgun Mk II (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
SMG Mk II
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Pump Shotgun Mk II
SMG Mk II
Pipe Bombs
Pipe Wrench
Carbine Rifle Mk II (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Bullpup Rifle Mk II
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Assault Rifle Mk II
SMG Mk II
Pipe Bombs
Pipe Wrench
Gustavo MotaExpert9%Carbine Rifle (Silenced)
Heavy Pistol (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Carbine Rifle
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Carbine Rifle
SMG
Proximity Mines
Machete
Assault Shotgun (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Assault Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Assault Shotgun
SMG
Proximity Mines
Machete
Patrick McReary Good8%Combat PDW
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Sawed-Off Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Heavy Shotgun
SMG
Sticky Bombs
Crowbar
Assault Rifle (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Compact Rifle
Ceramic Pistol
Switchblade
Combat MG
SMG
Sticky Bombs
Crowbar
Charlie Reed Good7%Assault SMG (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Machine Pistol
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Assault SMG
SMG
Grenades
Hammer
Bullpup Shotgun (Silenced)
Pistol .50 (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Sweeper Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Pump Shotgun
SMG
Grenades
Hammer
Karl AbolajiPoor5%Micro SMG (Silenced)
Vintage Pistol (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Micro SMG
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Sawed-Off Shotgun
SMG
Molotov Cocktails
Knuckledusters
Machine Pistol (Silenced)
Combat Pistol (Silenced)
Stun Gun
Knife
Double Barrel Shotgun
Ceramic Pistol
Swichblade
Heavy Revolver
SMG
Molotov Cocktails
Knuckledusters

To unlock Packie you must participate in a random event available in free mode. It triggers in a session with at least 2 players in total.You will hear police sirens and a blue dot will appear on the map, this is a police van that will have to be stolen to unlock Packie :

Drivers

DriverSkillsCutProvided Getaway VehiclesDeparture Vehicle
Chester McCoy Expert10%RUNE Zhaba
Maxwell Vagrant
Nagasaki Outlaw
Karin Everon
Canis Kamacho
Eddie TohExpert9%Karin Sultan Classic
Bravado Gauntlet Classic
Vapid Ellie
Lampadati Komoda
Karin Kuruma
Taliana MartinezGood7%Vapid Retinue Mk II
Declasse Drift Yosemite
Dinka Sugoi
Ocelot Jugular
Karin Sultan
Zach Nelson Good6%Maibatsu Manchez
Nagasaki Stryder
Shitzu Defiler
Principe Lectro
Bravado Youga Classic
Karim DenzPoor5%Weeny Issi Classic
Maxwell Asbo
Dinka Blista Kanjo
Übermacht Sentinel Classic
Declasse Rancher XL

Location of the departure vehicles :

Hackers

HackerSkillsCutProvided Time
UnexposedExposed
Avi Schwartzman Expert10%3 minutes, 30 seconds2 minutes, 26 seconds
Paige Harris Expert9%3 minutes, 25 seconds2 minutes, 23 seconds
Christian FeltzGood7%2 minutes, 59 seconds2 minutes, 5 seconds
Yohan Blair Good5%2 minutes, 52 seconds2 minutes, 1 second
Rickie LukensPoor5%2 minutes, 26 seconds1 minute, 42 seconds

To unlock Avi Schwartzman it will be necessary to destroy the 50 communication jammers which are distributed on the map :

Final board

On the final prep board you can choose the entry point, exit point, your buyer, clean vehicle and gunman decoy.

Entrance

Silent & Sneacky approach : we recommend you to choose the Staff lobby entrance

Aggressive approach : we recommend you to choose the Sewers entrance

The Big Con approach : we recommend you to choose the security tunnel (Grupe Sechs disguise)

Exit

Allways select the Staff lobby exit, or eventualy the Waste disposal exit.

Buyer

Your choice but we recommend you choose a HIGH LEVEL buyer for maximum profit.

Clean Vehicle

Not necessary

Gunman Decoy

Not necessary, but you can eventually use it for the Aggressive approach.

Hacking and vault content help

Finger prints

Practice !

Practice and test your skills here.

Vault

It is important to be organized because the time that is not wasted is extra time to take loot!

Cash, gold and diamonds loot locations

Artwork loot locations

It is possible to collect all the 6 artworks being 2 players with Paige (9%), or even with Christian (7%) if you have a good level.

You can try all the possibilities with our heist calculator

Tips and tricks

  • Enter through the arcade room garage to get to the heist preparation room more quickly.
  • If you don't like the content of the vault and if you have completed all the 3 approaches, you can call Lester and cancel the heist to change the content of the vault. You will lose the $25,000 initial fees by canceling the heist.
  • It is possible to tune the getaway vehicles once the recovery mission is completed. Enter the vehicle in the basement of the arcade room to tune it.
  • During the heist you can also grab some extra cash from the secret vault, which is on the ground floor right next to the elevator. The switch to open up the secret vault door is in the CCTV room next to the elevator. You can expect somewhere between $20,000 to $100,000 to be in there.
    You can grab this vault content twice during the Silent & Sneaky approach, once on your way to the main vault and once on your way back up to the exit.
Vault ContentsApproach selectionExtras to practiceHeist prep boardFinal boardHacking and vault content helpTips and tricks
Dec 16, 2019

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This Guide covers the Missions of the Diamond Casino Heist and our experience with it.

First Board - Scoping Out


Starting Costs
The first time to do the heist, it will be free of charge. Every other time you want to complete the heist, it'll cost you 25.000$.
Scoping Out the Casino

To unlock all different options, take a photo and send it to Lester. If you take a picture of an A.P (Access Point) or an P.O.I (Point of Interest), the option to send it to Lester will appear.
Access Points

These points are seen in the Casino Model (if bought). The first board will be kept once the heist is completed.
Front

Back

Points of Interest

Casino Scope:
  • Guards
  • Indoor-Cams
  • Outdoor-Cams
  • Keypads
  • Valet

Vault Scope:
  • Security Room
  • Lobby
  • Staff Elevator
  • Metal Detector
  • Elevator (Out of order)

Possible Targets

Extras

All extras are kept once bought.
  • Casino Model (130.000$)
  • Door Security (425.000$)
  • Vault Door (900.000$)

(Take a photo of the blueprints inside the office of the casino).

Second Board - Prep Work


Crew Choices


Gunman:

Karl Abolaji
Skill: Poor; Cut: 5%
Weapons:
Charlie Reed
Skill: Good, Cut: 7%
Weapons: SMGs and Shotguns
Gustave Mota
Skill: Expert; Cut: 9%
Weapons:
Chester MocoyGuide
Skill: Expert; Cut: 10%
Weapons:
Driver:

Karim Denz
Skill: Poor; Cut: 5%
Cars:
Zach Nelson
Skill: Good, Cut: 6%
Cars:
Talina Martinez
Skill: Good; Cut: 7%
Cars: Retinue MK2, Drift Yosemite, Sugoi, Jugular
Eddie Toh
Skill: Expert; Cut: 9%
Cars:
Chester Mocoy
Skill: Expert; Cut: 10%
Hacker:

Rickie Lukens:
AggressiveSkill: Poor; Cut: 3%
Yohan Blair
Skill: Good; Cut: 5%
Christian Feltz
Skill: Good; Cut: 7%
Paige Harris
Skill: Expert; Cut: 9%

General Prep Works


Hacking Device

Get a FIB-pass from a corrupt agent, enter the FIB building and...
Vault Keycards

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Patrol Routes

Go to a meeting of the Duggan security guys, eliminate them and search for the right car. Once found, open the trunk, take a photo of the documents and send them to Lester.
Duggan Shipments

Like a freeroam job. You have to destroy 10 shipments of these shipments, spread all over the map. Best use a helicopter for that.
Security Intel

Help poor Vincent, who is now a mall security guy. The Intel will be done in every heist when completed once.
Power Drills

Go to a construction site that is marked and collect either a vehicle with the drills or the drills alone. One person can carry two drills. A disguise is sometimes available.
Security PassCasino Heist Aggressive Guide

  • Level 1: Acquired from a cleaning woman.
  • Level 2: Acquired from a croupier.

We had to crash a drug-party and find the croupier to search him for his pass.

Specific Prep - Silent & Sneaky


Nano Drone
You have to drive round the city and shoot down drones used by the LSPD. Then just collect the dropped parts.
Vault Laser
Go out to the desert, fight some (OP) Army guys and search for the lasers. They look like this:
EMP Device

Go to LSIA and steal a cargobob. Then fly to the university, lift the EMP out (it is right on the open filed) and fly it to the substation of LS Water and Power right across the casino.
Infilitration Suits

Go out to Human Labs and kill the guards in your way (the alarm will trigger as soon as you enter) Bags are in the rear (where you have to par the Insurgent in the Human Labs Heist). Bags look like this:

Specific Prep - The Big Con


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Specific Prep - Aggressive


Thermal Charges

Acquire Thermal Charges to blow up vault door. We had to go out to Sandy Shores and crash a Hillbilly party.
Vault Explosives

We had to go out to Paleto Bay and recover the explosive from a sunken airplane, guarded by Merryweather. Grab scuba gear and dive out to find it.
Reinforced Armor
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Boring Machine
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Third Board - Heist


Your personal weapon arsenal can be collected in either Laundry or Waste Disposal

Silent and Sneaky


Take out the electric stuff with your stun gun
Kill the guards right away, DO NOT STUN THEM! Guards with a helmet can't be killed right away. You can kill them with your knife.
Our way through:
  • We went in through waste disposal, disabling the first metal detector, in the area behint it.
  • After that we opened up the guard rooms and killed the guards.
  • In the elevator bay, there is a button in the middle of the security room, right by the window, that opens the door of a small vault. There is the daily income in there, that you can steal. Press the button, let one guy go in, close the door and wait until he has emptied the vault. The vault can be opened from the inside.

We waited for the elevator guard to pass and opened up the stairs access.

The Big Con


Our settings where:
  • Entrance: Security Tunnel
  • Entry Disguise: Gruppe Sechs

Casino Heist Aggressive Guide Rs3

  • Exit: Waste Disposal
  • Exit Disguise: Firefighters

Buyer: High Level (is further away, but you get more money)
First: Get into the Gruppe Sechs van and drive to the casino, to the security tunnel. You are being let in and have to drive down the tunnel, where your credentials are being checked and you are able to park the van.

Casino Heist Aggressive Guide Training


Then, go down to the vault area, proceed through the manhole. To go through, you have to swipe two keycards at the (roughly) same time (time-window is roughly 4 seconds) and then just go down the winding tunnel.
Then you have a short cutscene, one knocks out the guard who opens the door and then you have to start heisting.

Aggressive


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