Casinos in films and series

Publication date: 26 Mar 2024

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Films and series about gambling: from 2000 to 2023

• Kajino (2022-2023) is a series for fans of Korean series. A classic crime saga about the rise of a casino legend. This is a story of the king of the gambling world, who lost his fortune, but one day returns to the game with high stakes. The storylines move back and forth in time, from 1972 to 2015. The series will definitely appeal to fans of The Godfather and Brigada as well as anyone interested in history.
• In the series Lucifer (2016 -2021), the charismatic Lord of the Underworld, Lucifer Morningstar, leaves his throne and goes to modern-day Los Angeles to enjoy the pleasures of life. In one of the episodes, Vegas with Some Radish, the main characters visit a casino and learn something new.
• By the way, 3SNET has a selection for those who direct betting traffic: bookmakers in films and series.
• The Many Saints of Newark (2021) is a prequel to the series The Sopranos. The film follows the teenage years of cult hero Tony Soprano in the midst of a brutal gang war. The great gangster’s story begins with gambling: he was suspended from elementary school (!!!!) for running a gambling business, and his favourite childhood book was Sutter’s Mill, about the Gold Rush.
• Money Plane (2020) is a film in which a former gambler and professional thief must pull off a daring casino heist to save his family. In a twist, the casino is airborne and set up on board a giant cruise liner where the world’s most dangerous gamblers and criminals congregate.
• The series Les Norton (2019) is about a simple guy who comes from the outback in 1985 to work in one of Sydney’s underground casinos. The Les Norton character from Robert G. Barrett’s book series is a red-haired comedian, a former Major League Baseball player. On the one hand he wants to return to quiet Queensland, but on the other he finds himself increasingly drawn to the fascination of gambling and “the web of illegal gambling”.
• Joueurs (2018) is a French drama in which passion, adrenaline, casinos and high stakes coexist.
• The House (2017) or how to set up a lucrative casino at home? A crime comedy about parents who organize a casino in their home to pay for their daughter’s education.
• Runner, Runner (2013) is again about studying! To pay for his tuition at Princeton, Richie takes up gambling ads and online casino games. After losing money, he travels to Costa Rica in the hope of recovering what he has lost. But he finds a lot of new things: money, scams, adventure!
• The series Las Vegas (2003-2008) is about the work of the security service in the fictional casino Montecito. The staff has to solve all kinds of problems!
• The Gambler (2014)
• Vegas (TV Series 2012-2013)
• 21 (2008) is a film based on Ben Mezrich’s novel Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six MIT Students Who Took Vegas for Millions. Actually, the title makes it clear.
• Lucky You (2007)
• Ocean’s Thirteen (2007)
• Casino Royale (2006)
• 36 China Town (2006)
• Even Money (2006)
• The Last Casino (2004)
• Stuey (2003)
• The Cooler (2003)
• Going for Broke (2003)
• Possession (2002)
• Ocean’s Eleven (2001)
• Boiler Room (2000)
• Reindeer Games (2000).

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