The best way to keep a casino’s reputation and profitability up is by making sure guests enjoy their experience. This is why casinos offer complimentary food, drinks, rooms, shows, and other perks to their best players. They want their patrons to gamble longer, take more risks and ultimately spend more money.

Aside from the dazzling lights, clinking slots and blaring music, one of the most striking things about a casino is its sheer energy. The crowds are a mixed bag, from regulars who strut with confidence to those hoping to win back the money they just lost. But all these people have one thing in common – they’re having a great time!

Even if they lose, they’ll come back for more. They love the rush of the game, the thrill of not knowing what’s going to happen next and the excitement of winning. It’s a lot like stepping into another world.

This is what Scorsese captures so well in Casino, a film that doesn’t quite reconcile Victorianism with Modernism or the rough blur of wise-guy street life with the antiseptic corporate culture that replaced it. It’s more of a nostalgia than a lament, and even though it doesn’t really get to the heart of the matter, it’s still a fascinating depiction of a fading era.