The joke at the time of its release was, 'I liked Casino (1995) better under its original title, Goodfellas (1990).' The joke was an easy one, the two Martin Scorsese films being so thematically and structurally similar. But as Nicky expands his interests and each man gains power, their lives become entangled in a story of hot tempers, obstinacy, money, love and deception. Together, they run the perfect operation, with Ace in charge and Nicky providing the muscle.

The third member of this triangle of greed and obsession is Nicky Santoro, Ace's best friend and fellow graduate of the city streets. His infatuation with Ginger turns to obsession as she rises with him to the upper crust of society, then turns to the bottle and pills for consolation in her gilded cage. But he can't control the odds when it comes to Ginger McKenna, the chip-hustling vamp who charms Ace and becomes his wife. He eventually doubles the mob's take and changes the rules of how the casinos are run. His appointment still needs to be approved by New Jersey gambling regulators.Sam 'Ace' Rothstein, the consummate bookie who can change the odds merely by placing a bet, has risen through the ranks of the Midwestern mob to be picked by the bosses to front their entree into Vegas.

Klein joined Eldorado Resorts in 2018 as vice president of operations, initially working with Isle Casino in Waterloo, Iowa and then Tropicana Atlantic City after Eldorado acquired Caesars Entertainment.

He previously worked at Caesars in Atlantic City. Lodise returns to Atlantic City after most recently serving as general manager for Caesars Entertainment’s Horseshoe Tunica casino in Mississippi. When they reopened in early July, they were limited to operating at only 25% of capacity, a restriction that remains in place. Harrah’s was down 46.8% to $166.3 million, and Caesars was down 43.8% to $152.3 million.Īll the Atlantic City casinos were closed for months last year as the first wave of the pandemic spread. The two casinos posted some of the largest percentage declines in gambling revenue of all Atlantic City’s nine casinos in 2020. The company said Monday it has appointed Joe Lodise as senior vice president and general manager of Caesars casino, and Gregg Klein with the same title at Harrah’s casino. They replace Ron Baumann, who had overseen both properties.Ĭaesars has not provided reasons for the changes, the Associated Press reports. In 2020, Harrah’s gambling revenue was down 46.8% to $166.3 million, and Caesars was down 43.8% to $152.3 million.Ĭaesars Entertainment named new leaders for two of its Atlantic City casinos. Lodise and Klein will take over as SVP and GM of Caesars Atlantic City casino and Harrah’s casino, respectively.

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