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Casino (1995)

★ 8.0 · 6,501 ratings on TMDB

No one stays at the top forever.

Casino poster★ 8.0

In Las Vegas, two best friends--a casino executive and a Mafia enforcer--compete for a gambling empire and a fast-living, fast-loving socialite.

DirectorMartin Scorsese
CastAlan King, Dick Smothers, Don Rickles, Frank Vincent, James Woods, Joe Pesci
GenresCrime, Drama
The emergence reading

Casino keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E11 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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