Along the way, he marries a drug-addicted con-artist trophy wife (Sharon Stone) and struggles with his friendship with loose-cannon Nicky Santoro (Joe Pesci). Robert DeNiro plays Ace Rothstein, a fantastic bookie who is chosen to run the Tangiers hotel and casino. Casino spans three decades and chronicles the true story of a faction of the mob who ran Las Vegas casinos. Even his lesser-known or critically panned films are above the 'great film' line, and Casino is certainly no exception. I have to admit my bias, because I believe that Scorcese cannot do wrong - ever.
