Case in point: the death of the Spilotro brothers, two mobsters originally from Chicago. What you see in Casino isn’t exactly the way things were. Though the movie Casino was released more than 22 years ago, it still serves as a reference point for those hoping to understand what real Las Vegas mobsters were like when they were a sinister fixture in the news.īut most movies based on true stories, including Casino, twist the facts for dramatic effect and to compress long histories into a watchable timeframe. Rothstein’s lawyer, Oscar Goodman (played by Goodman himself), stands by his side. Ace Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is surrounded by the press at a Nevada Gaming Commission meeting portrayed in Casino.