A casino is a facility for certain types of gambling. Often, casinos are combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shops, and other tourist attractions. In addition to games of chance, a casino may offer additional amusements like live entertainment. Casino may also refer to:
The frenzied pace of the movie and a wealth of little details give it an energy that recalls the best of Scorsese’s work. For example, he dresses the prominent extras in authentic 1970’s costumes and keeps the camera lingering on them as they go about their business. Other details, like the casino cooks putting “exactly the same amount of blueberries” into each muffin or airborne feds flying over a golf course while spying on the hoods and landing just below their target, give the film an authenticity that eludes many other mafia movies.
Casino is a fascinating study in the pitfalls of addiction. It is a reminder that even the most glamorous and glitzy of gaming establishments are not charitable organizations that throw free money away. Like any other business, they have built-in advantages that guarantee them profitability. That is why they don’t bother to put clocks or windows in their buildings, so that players lose track of time and keep playing. The longer a player plays, the more likely that their play will match up with the house edge and they will lose money. To avoid this, a gambler must be willing to set win/loss limits and have self control.
