Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas

Written by:
Nicholas Pileggi

Abridged Audiobook

Ratings
Book
11
Narrator
5
Release Date
November 1995
Duration
3 hours 0 minutes
Summary
Love, greed and betrayal in the Las Vegas mob.

From Nicholas Pileggi, author of the bestselling Wiseguy -- the #1 bestseller that later became the hit movie Goodfellas -- comes this brilliantly told tale of love, marriage, adultery, murder and revenge Mafia-style, the true story of how the mob finally lost its stranglehold over the multi-billion-dollar casino gambling industry of Las Vegas.

No one knew more about casinos than Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, the gambling mastermind who, with his best friend and partner Anthony Spilotro virtually ran Las Vegas for the mob. For years it was the perfect arrangement -- Lefty provided the smarts and obsessive attention to detail, while Tony made sure the bosses stayed happy with their weekly suitcases filled with millions of dollars in skimmed cash. It was so sweet it should have lasted forever, but Lefty's obsession with running the town -- and Tony's obsession with Lefty's beautiful showgirl wife Geri -- eventually led to the betrayals and investigations that exploded into one of the greatest debacles in the mob's history.

A real-life story of love and betrayal set in America's favorite playground, Casino is a Mafia tragedy of Shakespearean dimensions, as well as the inside account of just how the mob lost control of the neon money-making machine it created.
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MICHAEL D.

Ensemble cast headed by the late great Rob Liebman. This goes into more detail into Rosenthal's background and how he got into the gambling business. Also goes a little farther back on the lives of the main characters. Over states the relationship of Rothenthal and Spilatro a bit. They were not life long friends or particularly that close. Spilatro and Cullata were though. Lots of things that are not in the movie but are still based on true events. I enjoyed it and re listen often. I just wish it were longer. Cullotta has written a couple of books that take a much deeper dive into what went on.

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Tim W.

Great story

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George S

Great book. Very well put together. Great stories and very much valid information.

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