All three will contribute to Ace’s spectacular downfall. There are three problems on the horizon, however: Ace’s run-ins with the Gaming Control Board that oversees the Vegas casinos the appearance of a psychotic old friend, Nicky Santoro (Pesci), who is determined to muscle in on the action and a beautiful hustler, Ginger McKenna (Stone), with whom Ace falls in love. Determined to do things correctly (ie the Mob’s way), he turns the casino into a tremendous success. Casino (1995) Region Code (USA) Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci star in director Martin Scorseses riveting look at how blind ambition. With a cast that features Scorsese regulars Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, the Oscar-nominated Sharon Stone and a group of entertainers who actually performed in Las Vegas in the ’70s (Alan King, Don Rickles, Steve Allen), Casino is an expert examination of small town wise guys who find heaven on earth before frittering it all away.ĭe Niro stars as Sam ‘Ace’ Rothstein, a top bookie who finds himself enlisted by the Mob to run the Tangiers casino in Vegas. However, despite their long-time working relationship, The Irishman is only their first movie together since 1995’s Casino. Otherwise, why make another mob story? I couldn’t care less.’ With the recent release of Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, the acclaimed director returned to the gangster genre that has defined much of his career.It also marked his ninth collaboration with Robert De Niro. But then the director himself voiced the concerns of many when he noted about the ’70s-set drama, ‘This story has to be on a big canvas.

When Martin Scorsese announced his Mob-in-Vegas drama Casino in the mid-’90s, there was a distinct feeling of déjà vu, particularly as he was teaming up once again with GoodFellas writer Nicholas Pileggi on the project.

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