The world’s best casinos offer more than just a place to play. They provide a complete luxury experience for gamblers and tourists alike. From historic elegance to modern opulence, these casinos have it all.

If you’ve ever been to a twinkly casino and filled your plate at the buffet, you’ve got some idea of what gambling is like. But don’t let the pretty lights fool you. It’s not as easy as it looks in the movies. It’s an incredibly competitive industry. Casinos have to compete with other casinos, non-gambling resorts, online gaming, and even illegal gambling. It’s a business that’s always reinventing itself.

What makes Martin Scorsese’s Casino so interesting is that it gives us an epic history lesson of how the Mafia lost control of Las Vegas gambling. It tells the story through three characters: Sam “Ace” Rothstein, played by Robert De Niro; Nicky Santoro, a mobster whose erratic behavior made him as dangerous as his name; and Ginger McKenna, the casino’s manager played by Sharon Stone.

In the film, we see the casino as a huge, money-making machine with lots of opportunities to skim from other games and food service and gift shops. It’s also a business where cheating is common and the security guards are not afraid to use force. The movie makes you feel you’re eavesdropping in a secret world and reveals that the casino industry is not as pure as it appears to be.