Nevada Gaming Commission film "Casino", the Commission denies a gaming license to Sam Rothstein, a character based on Frank Rosenthal and portrayed by Robert De Niro. In actual history the chairman of the Commission at this time was future senator Harry Reid. In the 2001 film "Ocean's Eleven" the NGC has a (fictitious) regulation that requires casinos to hold in reserve enough cash to cover every chip in play on their floor. In the film, Matt Damon plays a character who passes himself off as an NGC agent. Nevada Gaming Commission The Nevada Gaming Commission is a Nevada state governmental agency involved in
Casino (1995 film) than it had been for the thematically similar "Goodfellas", released only five years earlier, with some reviews criticizing Scorsese for retreading familiar territory. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 80% based on 61 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Impressive ambition and bravura performances from an outstanding cast help "'Casino" pay off in spite of a familiar narrative that may strike some viewers as a safe bet for director Martin Scorsese" On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 73 out of 100, based on 17 critics, indicating