A Happy Dozen of Martin Scorsese's cult film

This year, the world-famous film "Casino" celebrated its 12th anniversary. Despite its tremendous popularity, this film still hides behind its plot a lot of secrets. So, far from many fans of the film know that the prototype of the hero of Robert de Niro Sam Rodstein, was the real king of the sweepstakes of the 70s, Frank Rosenthal, nicknamed "The Lefty." This nickname polukriminalny element received in court, refusing to answer the question, left-handed or right-handed.

Recognized sportsbook expert Frank Rosenthal was also married to a stripper who died of an overdose in the corridor of a run-down motel. At one time, this very talented man by his standards became the manager of the four largest casinos in Las Vegas, working under the patronage of the Chicago mafia. And all the profits that tables and slot machines gave were really passed to the top of the criminal group. At the same time, "godfathers" were very careful about Rosenthal, highly appreciating his outstanding abilities.

In the film, many events are taken from real life, including brutal reprisals against competitors, ups and downs of the main characters. The real is the fact that the casino can operate without a license at a time when the Gambling Commission is considering the application of the owner. In addition, so far in Las Vegas, the nominal directors of gaming establishments are frontmen with an impeccable reputation. And all affairs are run by businessmen with a dark past, many of which are also connected with the main US mafia families.

Separately, it should be noted that immediately after the release of the movie, in many casinos in Nevada were mass checks. And the police started more than a dozen criminal cases related to extortion and fraudulent schemes in the local gaming industry. On this occasion, many casino owners have expressed their dissatisfaction about the too frank disclosure in the next masterpiece of Scorsese "cuisine" of the world of excitement.

Whatever it was, the film "Casino" remains the most vivid representative of the "mafia" film industry, which at all times captures the viewer with spectacular story lines and playing slot machines. Having celebrated its 12-year-old, this film continues to gather a wide audience of fans of the gangster genre, which again serves a very spicy dish, seasoned with the talented play of eminent actors.