A casino is a facility that offers various forms of gambling, such as slot machines and table games (like poker, blackjack, and roulette). Some casinos also offer entertainment shows. Casinos must be licensed and regulated by the government to operate. In order to gamble, players must be of legal age and follow the rules and regulations of the casino.
Often, the promise of increased employment for the local area is used as an argument to justify casinos in rural areas with lower skilled work forces. If the local population does not have enough skill to fill the job openings at the new casino, however, this increase in employment may not be realized. Most casino jobs require a degree of skill, such as accounting, dealing cards or security. Skilled labor in these positions is usually recruited from outside the local area. Unless these workers remain in the local community, the unemployment rate for the original, less-skilled, population will not decrease.
Martin Scorsese dialed Goodfellas up to 11. His Casino tells the story of mobster Sam “Ace” Rothstein’s rise from low-level crook in suburban Boston to high-roller in the desert of Las Vegas. Robert De Niro is a revelation as the brash and sleazy gambling king, and Joe Pesci is superb as his mobster muscle Nicky Santoro. The film is based on Nicholas Pileggi’s nonfiction book, Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. The screenplay was written by the author and Scorsese.
