JOHN CARUSO is slightly disappointed. After 13 hours of playing blackjack for $5,000 to $10,000 per hand at Aria Las Vegas, he is ahead by $140,000. “Not the $800,000 I was hoping for,” he says. “But I can’t complain.”
Exiting the casino, he and his crew pile into limos for the two-mile-drive to Signature LAS, a private section of McCarran International Airport. Then it’s a short fight to Scottsdale, Arizona, where Caruso’s company is headquartered. They step aboard an Embraer Legacy 500, a $20 million jet that seats 12 and can exceed speeds of 500 miles per hour.
As always, a pair of bodyguards accompany Caruso, a fair-skinned and slender 28-year-old. Skylar and Scott, former Marines, are well-trained in all sorts of lethal arts. Dressed in black, they exude a…
