Skim City: The Real-Life Mafia Behind Casino — Season 1, Episode 1: The Bet
Documentary, Crime • 32 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
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.
About Skim City: The Real-Life Mafia Behind Casino
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.