Casinos are glitzy, twinkly places that make you feel like you’re in a fantasy world. From the dazzling lights to endless rows of slot machines, there’s something about casinos that makes them hard to resist. But most people don’t think about how the design and psychology of a casino is meant to make them spend more money and crave coming back, even though they know the house always wins.<\/p>\n
The great thing about Martin Scorsese’s Casino is that it doesn’t just tell the story of a mobster and his family, it also explains how Vegas became a place that mints billions, and how the mafia got spit out, replaced by big corporations. It’s a story of greed and betrayal, and the film has so many captivating details (like the way Ace orders the casino cooks to put “exactly the same amount of blueberries in every muffin”) that it feels like an epic history lesson.<\/p>\n
The violence in the film is a bit over the top, but it’s not just for style or shock value – the beating of a man with a vice, the death by overdose of Joe Pesci’s character and the explosion of Robert De Niro’s car all happened to real people. And it’s important to remember that gambling is not a lucrative way to make money, it’s just irrational and fun behavior that’s going to lose you your hard earned cash. That’s why you should only gamble with a set amount of money that you can afford to lose and never go over that limit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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