Skim City: The Real-Life Mafia Behind Casino — Season 1
About this season
The real-life story that inspired Martin Scorsese's 1995 masterpiece "Casino," chronicling the rise and fall of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal's 1970's Las Vegas mob-affiliated casino empire.
Episodes (3)
1. The Bet
Aired 1 June 2023 • 32 min
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.
2. Doubling Down
Aired 1 June 2023 • 27 min
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.
3. The Bust
Aired 1 June 2023 • 35 min
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.