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The Podium Robbery: Finale Walkthrough

A step-by-step guide to executing The Podium Robbery finale, from infiltrating The Diamond Casino to disabling security and stealing the podium vehicle.

This is our detailed walkthrough for the finale of The Podium Robbery in GTA Online's added as part of The Chop Shop DLC. After completing all Planning Work missions, it's time to use your disguises and equipment to infiltrate The Diamond Casino & Resort, navigate its restricted areas, and drive off with the highly valuable podium vehicle.

Robbery planning screen.
Robbery planning screen.

First, you must get into the LSDS van and go to the vantage point at the Diamond Casino.

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Driving the LSDS van to the vantage point.
Driving the LSDS van to the vantage point.

When you're parked at the vantage point, call 'Detonate Bomb' from your contacts to explode the planted explosive inside the casino restrooms.

Triggering the explosives.
Triggering the explosives.

After that, drive the van to the back of the casino. Get out of the van and go to the back to collect the rappel equipment.

Driving to the back of the casino.
Driving to the back of the casino.
Collecting the rappel equipment from the back of the LSDS van.
Collecting the rappel equipment from the back of the LSDS van.

Once you've collected the rappel equipment, enter the casino via the waste disposal door.

Waste disposal door.
Waste disposal door.

When you're in, follow the guard to the dirty floor. Once you get to the dirty floor, interact with it to start mopping.

Following the guard to the dirty floor.
Following the guard to the dirty floor.
Wait for the guard to leave the area and stop mopping.
Wait for the guard to leave the area and stop mopping.

As soon as the guard goes through the door ahead of you, stop mopping and go through the door.

When through the door, use the elevator on your right.

Be careful not to walk into the cones of vision of the security guards.
Be careful not to walk into the cones of vision of the security guards.

Now you will be on a dark floor with no lights, except for your flashlight.

You can aim down sights with the flashlight to turn it on and see ahead of you.
You can aim down sights with the flashlight to turn it on and see ahead of you.

You need to make your way to the elevator hatch. First, go straight until you reach the end of the corridor. There will be one security camera and the only way from here is to go right.

Keep going straight until you come to another opening with some purple couches.

Mini central room with multiple purple couches.
Mini central room with multiple purple couches.

From here, turn left and go through the doorway into another corridor.

Doorway on the left.
Doorway on the left.

Keep following the path and turn right at the end of this corridor. There will be a dollar sign on the wall at the end of this corridor.

Once again, there will be another security camera. Make sure you avoid its cone of vision by keeping track of it on your minimap.
Once again, there will be another security camera. Make sure you avoid its cone of vision by keeping track of it on your minimap.

After turning right, you will see another small corridor. The end of this corridor will have a heart icon on the wall.

There is no left path from here, regardless.
There is no left path from here, regardless.

Keep going straight and turn right at the end. At the end of this corridor, you need to turn right and continue moving forward.

Turn right towards where you see the letters on the wall.
Turn right towards where you see the letters on the wall.

You will find a door that reads "Staff Only." Go through it.

Staff door.
Staff door.

Once through, you will find another set of doors.

Go through those as well.
Go through those as well.

Now, you will be in a laundry room. Continue going forward. The back of the laundry room will have the elevator hatch.

Go through the doorway to find the elevator hatch.
Go through the doorway to find the elevator hatch.

Interact with the elevator hatch to go through it.

Rappel down the elevator shaft to the lowest level.

Rappelling down the elevator shaft.
Rappelling down the elevator shaft.

Once you're down, use your key card on the keypad to open the casino's storage facility door.

Casino storage facility keypad.
Casino storage facility keypad.

Take cover as soon as you open the door and take out the security guards inside the storage facility area.

Eliminating the guards before heading inside the casino storage facility.
Eliminating the guards before heading inside the casino storage facility.

The facility's security measures will kick in and the whole area will be filled with poisonous gas.

Quickly equip your gas mask.
Quickly equip your gas mask.

After that, run to the control panel on the wall at the end of the storage facility.

Control panel at the end of the casino storage facility.
Control panel at the end of the casino storage facility.

You will get a classic hacking mini-game that veterans of The Doomsday Heist will remember very well. You must destroy all the packets by directing the laser beam using the mirror nodes.

Make sure you avoid the "red packets" called firewalls.
Make sure you avoid the "red packets" called firewalls.

After hacking and disabling the security measures, stay in cover and wait for the door ahead of you to open.

Make sure you kill all the guards before you steal the car.
Make sure you kill all the guards before you steal the car.

One of the bonus challenges is to escape the casino within one minute. The one minute timer starts counting as soon as you get in the car.

So, it is best to clear the guards before you drive the car out.
So, it is best to clear the guards before you drive the car out.

When you reach the second security checkpoint, you must search the surveillance room for a terminal to unlock the security doors.

Second security checkpoint.
Second security checkpoint.

There will be two security guards inside, take them out, and interact with the security terminal to hack it.

Security guard inside the surveillance room.
Security guard inside the surveillance room.
Security terminal you need to hack.
Security terminal you need to hack.

Most players fail the one minute escape bonus challenge here due to taking too long in the mini-game.

You need to find and select the exact same sequence of numbers shown above.
You need to find and select the exact same sequence of numbers shown above.

The set of random numbers below keeps changing, making it difficult to do it on time. So, you must be quick here to complete the bonus challenge.

Once done, quickly run back to your car and drive to the exit through the tunnel.
Once done, quickly run back to your car and drive to the exit through the tunnel.

When you're out, quickly make your way to the sewage tunnel and wait inside until you lose the cops. You will have a 4-star wanted level, and the best way to lose the cops is by going into the sewage tunnel as the cops never go there.

Sewage tunnel entrance on the map.
Sewage tunnel entrance on the map.
Sewage tunnel entrance.
Sewage tunnel entrance.

Those of you who've been following our Diamond Casino Heist guides probably already know about this method, as this is the same method we used in almost all of our casino heist guides.

Waiting inside the tunnel to lose the cops.
Waiting inside the tunnel to lose the cops.

Once you've lost the cops, deliver the vehicle to your Salvage Yard to complete this robbery mission.

Delivering the vehicle to the Salvage Yard.
Delivering the vehicle to the Salvage Yard.

With the podium vehicle successfully stolen, The Podium Robbery is nearly complete.

Selling the Vehicle

Now, you can sell this vehicle to Yusuf by delivering it to him, or go for the easier option by salvaging it instantly for a 20% decreased payment.

We always recommend selling it to Yusuf.
We always recommend selling it to Yusuf.

If you sell it to Yusuf, you must drive the car to the docks and ship it to Yusuf. Ensure that you do not hit your car anywhere while driving it to the terminal, as the total payment value of the vehicle goes down with each hit.

You can see the total payment value of the vehicle at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
You can see the total payment value of the vehicle at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Thrax delivered to Yusuf without any payment loss.
Thrax delivered to Yusuf without any payment loss.

Cash Reward

  • Selling to Yusuf: $405,000
  • Salvaging Parts: $324,000

Bonus Challenges

These are the Podium Robbery challenges:

  • No lives lost: $10,000
  • Reach the elevator hatch undetected: $10,000
  • Escape the casino in 1 minute: $10,000
  • All Challenges Completed: $20,000

Total bonus reward: $50,000.

Selling the vehicle and completing these challenges will boost your earnings from The Podium Robbery and it is recommended that you sell the vehicle. For more Chop Shop content, check out our The Chop Shop overview.

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