Skim City: The Real-Life Mafia Behind Casino
Overview
The real-life story that inspired Martin Scorsese's 1995 masterpiece "Casino," chronicling the rise and fall of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal's 1970's Las Vegas mob-affiliated casino empire.
Seasons
Season 1 (2023)
No overview available.
3 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: The Bet
2023-06-01The early days of Las Vegas were quiet but were soon Mob infiltrated; Frank Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro take over the Stardust Casino making it a cash cow for their Mafia bosses in the Midwest.
Runtime: 32 minEpisode 2: Doubling Down
2023-06-01As 'The Skim' rakes in unprecedented amounts of cash for the Mafia, Frank and Tony become addicted to the public eye, and a bombshell showgirl spins both their lives into chaos.
Runtime: 27 minEpisode 3: The Bust
2023-06-01With the feds closing in, affairs run amok, a botched hit-job, and new leadership in the Chicago crime outfit, the criminal empire surrounding the Stardust Casino is challenged like never before.
Runtime: 35 min
