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The Courier Who Broke the Bank achievement in Fallout: New Vegas

The Courier Who Broke the Bank

Get banned from all the Strip's casinos.

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How to unlock the The Courier Who Broke the Bank achievement

  • austex360austex360
    31 Oct 2010 31 Oct 2010 24 May 2011
    *UPDATE*
    It appears there has been an update that stops the glitch at the bottom of this page from working, but if you need it, it should still work if you clear your cache and play offline. I don't know if this update pertains to the new DLC or if its for everybody, but the glitch doesn't work anymore :(


    When I went for this achievement, the other guides didn't work very well for me, so I figured some extra "Luck" stats couldn't hurt. I used a glitch to get my regular "Luck" up to 9 or so, but for other methods of getting your luck high, you can:
    a) Buy implants from the New Vegas Strip Medical Clinic
    b) Choose a high luck skill from the beginning of the game
    c) Wear "Naughty Nightware" which can be purchased from Mick and Ralphs in Freeside
    d) (refer to bottom of page for video + explanation of glitch)

    Then, I headed on over to the casinos and bought some chips and went to the blackjack tables. It is VERY easy to win here.
    - When your cards are around 8-14, "double down", to win more.
    - When your cards are around 15-21, "stay".

    Continue this betting MAX every time, and you will probably get banned within 10-15 minutes.

    I got banned from each casino after profiting the following ammounts:

    Gommorah - 9000
    The Tops - 10000
    Ultra-Luxe - 14500

    Hope it helps :)

    **REGARDING GLITCH*
    ***UPDATE***
    This glitch has been patched, and will only work if you clear your cache and do it offline.

    The glitch in the video is simply a method of getting many levels, very fast. How it affects your Luck stat, is for each level you can put your perk on "Intense Training", and add another +1 to your Luck stat. Getting a few quick levels with the glitch can 1) help you progress through the game quicker, or 2) get you some Luck stats to quickly do this achievement.

    In the video, the guy doesn't know where the password is, and it is located in the "Atrium" of Vault 11, which is sort of like a meeting room-style room. The actual item is located on the podium.

    *After you've gotten the levels off the glitch, you can easily revert to an older save if you'd like to keep your Fallout experience "legit", or simply continue on with your easy levels.
    **Video is not mine, credit to whoever deserves it

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    Not ExactlyyTook me a little over an hour to beat all three casinos with Luck 7.
    Posted by Not Exactlyy on 13 Jan 22 at 00:07
    Bobo Magrot0Still the best guide, thanks :)
    Posted by Bobo Magrot0 on 18 Apr 22 at 05:37
    mu33er 83Best guide still work 2022
    Posted by mu33er 83 on 18 Sep 22 at 00:14
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  • Zero JudgementZero Judgement
    06 May 2011 06 May 2011 28 Mar 2013
    I have read all solutions above and neither one worked for me because my main character had 1 Luck. So I figured I had to start a new game. I just did the Hardcore achievement in 2 hours thanks to this site so I figured I used that method to gain quick access to the casino's with high Luck. Here is what I did:

    1) Start a new game

    2) Skip the opening scene

    3) Character appearance doesn't matter since this won't be a playthrough

    4) In the S.P.E.C.I.A.L menu, make sure you pick Agility 10 and Luck 10, the rest doesn't really matter ( I personally picked Charisma 10 too for a higher Barter skill, this way you can sell the Combat Armor's for more caps, this makes sure you can start at the max bet. )

    5) OPTIONAL: You can pick up the stimpacks and doctor's bag in case you run into trouble on the way to The Strip

    6) You can pick whatever tag skills you like, I picked barter, speech and medicine.

    7) Leave the Doc's house.

    8) Travel EAST to Hidden Valley, watch out for Powder Ganger traps on the way, you can outrun them but you can get crippled easily by their mines ( I do not travel trough Sloan cause the sneaking is quite a hassle, this may be a longer route but you run pretty fast )

    9) From Hidden valley, take the EASTERN entrance towards Scorpion Gulch

    10) Continue travelling EAST and as soon as you hit Helios One, head NORTH towards the Durable Dunn's Sacked Caravan.

    11) At Durable Dunn's Sacked Caravan, loot the 2 thugs from their Combat Armor and loot the other body for Leather Armor. Travel NORTH to the Crimson Caravan, sell the Combat Armor for 1500. Then exit through the WESTERN entrance and head SOUTH-WEST.

    12) You will come across Gun Runners, sell your second Combat Armor for 1000. You will have roughly 2500 caps.

    The next section can be done 2 ways. You can do the regular Credit Check at the Gate which is the original method or you can gain access via the Monorail in Camp McCarran. The Optional Route is described in the Notes section.

    13) Enter Freeside through the EASTERN entrance. Go through the blue door next to the Mick and Ralph's crier.

    14) Head towards The Strip and pass the credit check.

    15) Now enter the casino of your choice, I started at Gomorrah.

    16) Play Black-Jack, play with bets at max which is 200. If you have luck 10 this will go very fast, within half an hour I was kicked out of all three casino's.

    17) When your cards are: 8-14, double down, 9 out of 10 times you will win
    When your cards are: 15-16, hit and stay and win
    When your cards are: 17-20, stay ( You can hit at 17 but that is quite risky )

    The profit you have to make before you are kicked out of each casino is:

    Gomorrah: 9000
    Tops: 10000
    Ultra-Luxe: 15000

    NOTES:

    As mentioned by Cra1gm0nkey in the comments, make sure the boss of the casino you are working on, speaks to you and kicks you out of the casino. This is needed for the achievement to pop.

    As Segendary Ty pointed out in the comments, you can also gain access to The Strip via the Monorail in Camp McCarran. To get there, go SOUTH SOUTH WEST from Gun Runners past NCR Sharecropper Farms. Once you have entered Camp McCarran, go to the big terminal building. Once inside, go to the EAST side of the building and go up the broken down escalators. To the left, will be a door that leads to the Monorail. Since we haven't done any reputation quests, the guards will turn hostile when you enter. You can go out of your way and try to obtain NCR armor or recuit Boon, the sniper so you can enter without the guards turning hostile. You might survive, you might not. I haven't tested this and this was submitted by the community so if you want to save some caps which doesn't really matter, you can try this. It won't save that much time either.

    This method took about an hour/ an hour and a half (Feedback given in the comments proves this ). Hopefully someone reads this and helps him/her. Good luck!

    PS: If you give me a negative vote, please comment why so I can do something about that.
    PSS: Sorry for my bad English, it isn't my native language.
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    LizardKingv666Well done my friend! +1
    Posted by LizardKingv666 on 04 Aug 13 at 08:40
    MattynicklinI did all this but you the achievement didn't pop.
    Posted by Mattynicklin on 01 Sep 15 at 12:34
    GormageThanks for this precise solution. *thumps up*
    Posted by Gormage on 21 Jul 18 at 08:48
  • Dr EldarionDr Eldarion
    28 Oct 2010 28 Oct 2010 28 Oct 2010
    By far the easiest way to do this is to crank up your Luck stat. If you start the game with an average Luck rating, use the Intense Training perk a couple times, grab the Luck implant, and wear the Naughty Nightwear, you'll end up with a Luck rating of 9 or 10. When it's this high, you'll seriously nearly never lose at blackjack - no exploits or saving / reloading necessary, just keep playing.
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    JeproYou need to win 10.000 chips in every cassino.
    Posted by Jepro on 25 Apr 11 at 00:21
    Hirsute DaveOne other thing to look out for if you're running Luck 10 in blackjack - if you score a five and six on the deal you're pretty much guaranteed a 10-value card so it's worth the effort to double down.

    I managed to score blackjack 4 hands in a row in The Tops :)
    Posted by Hirsute Dave on 27 Apr 11 at 14:13
    IllustriousYetiLucky shades from the legion safehouse also helps a lot
    Posted by IllustriousYeti on 04 Sep 14 at 10:59
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