First published at 15:58 UTC on June 2nd, 2023.
A three part mini series documentary on the history of the Las Vegas mob operated casinos.
The real-life story that inspired Martin Scorsese’s 1995 masterpiece “Casino.” Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and his muscle Tony “The Ant” Spilotro earn the Kansas…
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A three part mini series documentary on the history of the Las Vegas mob operated casinos.
The real-life story that inspired Martin Scorsese’s 1995 masterpiece “Casino.” Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal and his muscle Tony “The Ant” Spilotro earn the Kansas City Mafia millions upon millions of dollars by stealing money from the Stardust Hotel & Casino with a method known as “The Skim,” before issues in their personal lives bring it all crashing down.
With the feds closing in, affairs run amok, a botched hit-job, and new leadership in the Chicago crime outfit, the criminal empire surrounding the Stardust Casino is challenged like never before.
"Vegas was safe when the mob ran it"...
Runtime 1h 35m
-The Bet : The early days of Las Vegas were quiet but were soon Mob infiltrated. Frank Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro take over the Stardust Casino making it a cash cow for their Mafia bosses in the Midwest.
-Doubling Down: As 'The Skim' rakes in unprecedented amounts of cash for the Mafia, Frank and Tony become addicted to the public eye, and a bombshell showgirl spins both their lives into chaos.
-The Bust: With the feds closing in, affairs run amok, a botched hit-job, and new leadership in the Chicago crime outfit, the criminal empire surrounding the Stardust Casino is challenged like never before.
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