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Casino (1995)

Where Casino says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

The Tangiers was a fake casino built from three real Las Vegas buildings, and two of them no longer exist

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Photo: Ken Lund · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Scenes and places

The car that explodes

Ace turns the key in his car and it erupts in flames. He is thrown into the air and hangs above the fire, a man about to fall.

Set in Tangiers Casino parking lot — The parking lot where Sam Rothstein's car blows up and throws him into the air.

A downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino with a large parking area on its south side.

Filmed at Main Street Station south parking lot (Nevada, Las Vegas, United States) — Wikipedia says the hotel's south parking lot was used for the car explosion scene; the point is the hotel's coordinate, a close stand-in for the lot. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Tangiers at night

Ace arrives in Las Vegas in 1973 to run the Tangiers for the Chicago bosses. The neon front tells him he has been handed paradise.

Set in Tangiers Casino and Hotel entrance — The lit main entrance of the Tangiers, the casino Ace is sent to run in 1973.

A resort near the Las Vegas Convention Center that was demolished in November 1995.

Filmed at Landmark Hotel and Casino entrance (Nevada, Las Vegas, United States) — Wikipedia says the Landmark's exterior entrance was lit up for one night to stand in for the Tangiers. The Landmark was demolished in 1995. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Running the casino floor

Ace turns the casino into a money machine, with his childhood friend Nicky assigned to protect him. Every table is watched by someone watching someone else.

Set in Tangiers casino floor — The gaming floor where Ace doubles the profits while part of the money is skimmed for the Midwest bosses.

A Las Vegas Strip resort that stood from 1955 and has since been demolished.

Filmed at Riviera Hotel and Casino casino floor (Nevada, Las Vegas, United States) — Wikipedia says filming took place throughout the Riviera, most prominently on the casino floor. The Riviera has since been demolished. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Ginger works the room

Ace notices Ginger, a con artist and former prostitute. He falls for her, though her mission in Vegas is money.

Set in Tangiers casino and lounge — The room where the con artist Ginger McKenna first draws Ace's attention.

A Strip restaurant and lounge known for its neon-lit fire pits.

Filmed at Peppermill Restaurant and Fireside Lounge (Nevada, Las Vegas, United States) — Wikipedia confirms the Peppermill appeared in Casino; which scene was filmed there comes from one film-location guide. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: 2985 Las Vegas Blvd South, on the Strip.

The argument over dinner

Ace and Ginger face each other across the table. Her drinking, her money and her old pimp boyfriend Lester are pulling the marriage apart.

Set in Tangiers restaurant — A restaurant scene in which Ace and Ginger argue as their marriage comes under strain.

A downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino on Main Street, opened in 1971.

Filmed at Plaza Hotel & Casino (Nevada, Las Vegas, United States) — Wikipedia places a scene with Robert De Niro and Sharon Stone inside the Plaza's Center Stage Restaurant; a location guide names a different restaurant in the same hotel. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Far from the neon

The story leaves Las Vegas for a cornfield in the Midwest. The bosses who own the Tangiers are done with Nicky's recklessness.

Set in A remote Midwest cornfield — A remote Illinois cornfield, far from Las Vegas, where the Midwest bosses settle things.

Open farmland in the Midwestern United States.

Filmed at Atomic Liquors, 917 Fremont St (Nevada, Las Vegas, United States) — A bar scene, story place unknown Google Maps · Apple Maps

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