Las Vegas connotes certain values and attitudes. Las Vegas, also known as sin city, is the entertainment and gambling capital of the world, where fortunes are made and lost. To put this film and its heist theme into context, we must take into consideration the significance of using a casino in Las Vegas as the target of the heist.

Through this sequence, it is made clear to us that Daniel Ocean is a leader and a natural, experienced criminal whose goals and ambitions are not affected by prison.