Dossier
Gambling is a Vice City institution. The real Miami area has a substantial legal gambling economy and Leonida translates that directly. The casino is a location, an income source, a loss mechanism, and a mission environment simultaneously.
The game types reflect GTA's history with gambling activities: blackjack and poker as skill-adjacent games where player decisions matter, slot machines as pure probability, and the sports betting infrastructure that connects to Leonida's racing and fighting activities. Each game type has a different house edge built into the mechanic.
The casino mechanic manages the player's balance against a game-specific probability system. Blackjack and poker include decision points where correct play improves odds. The card-counting mechanic may return in updated form. Slot machines are pure probability with the house edge built in.
High-value gambling results attract attention. Casino security responds to significant wins with the specific vigilance that real casinos apply to consistently successful players. The response is not the wanted level system but the casino's own management of the player relationship.