A lot of you have been tweeting at us and reporting that you cant use the features in the Casino, whether it’s spinning the lucky wheel or trying to play a game of Roulette. You’ll get a message saying ‘This feature is not available for you.’

GTA Online's newest large-scale content drop opens up the Diamond Casino and Resort, a new playground for the ultra-wealthy of Los Santos to gamble, drink expensive champagne and do all manner of.

Well, this for sure isn’t Rockstar Games fault. This is due to your country/government and the laws they have in place for Gambling. If your country is listed below. Then you won’t be able to use the features due to your anti-gambling laws set in place.

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For some countries which can use the features, they may not be able to use in-game money which is from Shark cards. We spoke to Tez in Direct Messages which confirmed this. The game detects two types of Cash, Paid cash, and earned cash, Paid cash is Money purchased through Shark cards, Earned cash is any money you have gained through the games features. The Cashier at the Casino won’t allow you to use ‘Paid cash’ to purchase chips.

If your country is listed below and you want to try the Casino features, there is a variety of VPNs which will allow you to try them.

List of countries which have the Features banned

Grand Theft Auto V. Once you get unbanned cheat again so you get permanent ban, we dont need trash like you in game, have a nice day:-) Someone sounds mad.
A Luxury Casino & Resort In The Heart Of Vinewood. The massive construction project on the corner of Vinewood Park Drive and Mirror Park Boulevard is finally completed, radically changing the skyline of Los Santos forever. The Diamond Casino & Resort is a sprawling entertainment and luxury living complex, added in GTA Online in July 2019, replacing the previously designed 'Vinewood Casino'.

Afghanistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Brunei
Cambodia – gambling is illegal for natives, but land-based gambling is legal for foreign visitors
Cayman Islands – land-based gambling is illegal, and online local casinos are banned, whereas foreign slots are not
China
Cuba
Cyprus – online sports betting ok with a license
Czech Republic – the majority of online gambling is illegal (except online lottery and online sports betting)
Ecuador
Greece – some online gambling is illegal
Iceland – online casino gambling and online poker illegal – offline gambling is legal
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Luxembourg – illegal online other than sports betting and online lottery
Maldives
Mali – only legal for foreign visitors
Mauritania
Malta – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for
Malaysia
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Poland – everything but online sports betting is illegal
Portugal – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa – online gambling is illegal
South Korea
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand – everything but Horse Racing and the Government Lotto
Turkey – everything but online sports betting and online lottery is illegal
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Venezuela

Source: Reddit

Confirmation from Rockstar Games

After releasing a teaser trailer for Grand Theft Auto 5 Online featuring the Diamond Casino and a possible heist, Rockstar Games has confirmed the casino heist is happening.

The new update for GTA 5 Online will go live on Thursday, December 12. It will be available to download on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.

New casino missions

Rockstar Games announced that the upcoming casino missions will be different than previous heists featured in the game. Diamond Casino Heist will be the most lucrative mission ever available in the game.

Diamond Casino Heist will be the most lucrative mission ever available in the game

Players will start fresh, setting up a new business as a front to plan the heist. A retro arcade acts as the front, and it is also where the criminals rehearse their roles for the daring heist.

As the business operates arcade games, players go underground, practicing keypad hacking and opening vault doors. The space stores getaway vehicles and other equipment needed to carry out the heist.

Rockstar Games said: “The Diamond Casino Heist is an all-new approach to Heist architecture and execution: one huge gameplay-packed operation as you work with the Cheng family to infiltrate the most secure building in all of Los Santos.”

Range of opportunities

Players will begin the new mission with prep missions to shape how the heist will go down. There are multiple paths for approach, allowing players to complete the heist one way and replay the mission in a completely different manger.

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choices are available inside the casino to keep the heist fresh and exciting

Security measures will constantly be changing regarding the casino. Several choices are available inside the casino to keep the heist fresh and exciting. According to Rockstar Games, outcomes for the player and heist crew can change on the fly. As players deal with a new situation, it leads to more choices during the mission.

Even the best laid out plans can go awry, with players given the opportunity to keep the mission afloat without fail by shooting their way out with remaining team lives.

Players anxiously waiting

Since the teaser trailer was first released by Rockstar Games on December 4, players have been anxiously waiting for the developer to confirm the heist.

As stated on VSO News, the teaser showed a promo for the Diamond Casino in the game, hacked midway through. Images in the trailer seemingly showed heist plans along with video footage from inside the casino.

The casino heist is set to be the largest offered in the game. It arrives just a few months after the gaming venue’s launch in GTA 5 Online. The new heist mission will be the first offered in the game since December 2017. The last mission was titled ‘The Doomsday Heist’.

When the casino launched, it did so amid controversy. Concern arose that young people would be influenced by the content, creating a vulnerability to gambling problems in the future.