In the mid-1970s, Ginger's problems intensify as she turns to drugs and alcohol. Sam has Nicky's crew beat Lester when they catch him accepting $25,000 from her. In 1969 they have a daughter, Amy, and marry, but their marriage is quickly thrown into turmoil due to Ginger's relationship with her longtime boyfriend, con artist Lester Diamond. Sam meets and falls in love with beautiful hustler and former prostitute Ginger McKenna. Nicky is eventually placed in the Nevada Black Book, banning him from every casino in Nevada. He recruits his younger brother Dominick and childhood friend Frankie Marino to gather a crew that specializes in shakedowns, burglaries and jewelry heists.

Nicky makes sure everyone is kept in line, but his own criminal activities start drawing too much media and law enforcement attention. Chicago boss Remo Gaggi sends Sam's childhood friend and mob enforcer Nicky Santoro to protect Sam and the casino. Sam quickly doubles the casino's profits, with cash skimmed directly from the count room and delivered to the Midwest Mafia bosses. Front man Philip Green serves as the casino and hotel CEO, but Sam unofficially runs everything. In 1968, sports handicapper and Mafia associate Sam 'Ace' Rothstein is sent by the Chicago Mafia to Las Vegas to run the Tangiers Casino. Stone's performance was singled out for acclaim, earning her a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama and a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress. Nicky and Ginger are based on mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro and former dancer and socialite Geri McGee, respectively.Ĭasino was released on November 22, 1995, by Universal Pictures, to a mostly positive critical reception, and was a worldwide box office success. The primary characters are based on real people: Sam is inspired by the life of Frank Rosenthal, also known as 'Lefty,' who ran the Stardust, Fremont, Marina, and Hacienda casinos in Las Vegas for the Chicago Outfit from 1968 until 1981. The film details Sam's operation of the casino, the difficulties he confronts in his job, the Mafia's involvement with the casino, and the gradual breakdown of his relationships and standing, as Las Vegas changes over the years. Supporting characters include Nicky Santoro (Pesci), a ' made man' and friend of Sam, and Ginger McKenna (Stone), a streetwise chip hustler whom Sam marries and has a daughter with. The film was the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro.Ĭasino follows Sam 'Ace' Rothstein (De Niro), a Jewish American gambling expert handicapper who is asked by the Chicago Outfit to oversee the day-to-day casino and hotel operations at the Tangiers Casino in Las Vegas. It stars Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, Don Rickles, Kevin Pollak and James Woods. It is based on the 1995 nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay along with Scorsese. Casino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, produced by Barbara De Fina and distributed by Universal Pictures.

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