![]() When Ace isn’t bribing government officials (including one particularly sleazy state senator who was reportedly based on future U.S. Ace keeps an eye on the city for the bosses and, as long as the money keep coming in, they leave Ace alone to do whatever he wants. We are shown how Ace was originally sent to Vegas by a group of mobsters who are headquartered in the far less flamboyant town of Kansas City. ![]() The rest of the movie is an extended flashback as both Ace and his friend and eventual rival Nicky (Joe Pesci) explain how Ace went from being the most powerful man in Vegas to getting blown up in his car. He starts the engine and the car explodes. ![]() It seems to show up on cable every other week and, whenever I see that it’s playing, I always make it a point to catch at least a few minutes.Ĭasino opens with veteran Las Vegas bookie Ace Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro) getting into a car. Casino, Martin Scorsese’s epic, Las Vegas-set film from 1995, is one of my favorite films of all time.
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