'Casino'

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This paper takes a look at the book 'Casino' by Martin Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi. The paper begins by summarizing the story line in the book and then moves on to discusses the main theme of the book. According to the paper, the main theme of this book is the casino in Las Vegas and the involvement of the Mafia in casino life.

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"One of the weaknesses displayed in the book however is the confusion that can occur about who is who. Because of the many characters involved one might find that they need to go back and reread passage to maintain a sense of who is who and what is happening in each sub story(Scorsese, Pileggi, 1995).
The book does succeed in the desire to drive home the truth of casino life from the 1960's to the 1980's(Scorsese, Pileggi, 1995). It introduces the Teamsters. Few people in America are not aware of the Teamsters and their reputed mob connections. The story brings the Teamsters front and center and provides a bird's eye view of that organization's ties to the mob and the power that it has to shut the nation down if the call went out to do so(Scorsese, Pileggi, 1995). "

Sample of Sources Used:

• Scoreser, Martin, Paleggi, Nicholas (1995) Casino. Publisher: Simon & Schuster

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