Casino (1995 film) Casino (1995 film) Casino is a 1995 American epic crime film directed by Martin Scorsese, starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, and Joe Pesci. It is based on the nonfiction book "" by Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote the screenplay for the film with Scorsese. The two had previously collaborated on "Goodfellas". The film marks the eighth collaboration between director Scorsese and De Niro, following "Mean Streets" (1973); "Taxi Driver" (1976); "New York, New York" (1977); "Raging Bull" (1980); "The King of Comedy" (1982); "Goodfellas" (1990); and "Cape Fear" (1991). In "Casino", De Niro stars as Sam "Ace" Rothstein, a
Casino (1995 film) Ward, Webb pulls Sam's license from the backlog, forcing him to face a hearing for his gaming license, while secretly arranging for the board to deny Sam. Sam blames the incident on Nicky's recklessness, and the two argue furiously in the desert after Sam attempts to tell Nicky to leave Las Vegas. Meanwhile, the casino counters begin skimming money for themselves, prompting the Midwest Mafia bosses to put Kansas City underboss Artie Piscano in charge of overseeing the transactions. Piscano is unable to find the thieves, but keeps tabs on everything he knows about Las Vegas in a private notebook