The film's cast includes Don Rickles, Frank Vincent, James Woods, and Sharon Stone, who received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her role as Ginger McKenna. Considered the spiritual sequel to Goodfellas, the film reunites Scorsese, writer Nicholas Pileggi, and actors Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci, who play fictionalized versions of real-life figures Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal and Anthony 'Tony the Ant' Spilotro. Sam will go to any lengths to get wealthy 'whales' to place bets at the Montecito.
Vanessa Marcil portrays the fiery and strong Samantha 'Sam' Marquez, who repeatedly says that she is the best casino host in Las Vegas and who fully inhabits that job.
The film was inspired by the events surrounding the mob-controlled Stardust casino in Las Vegas during the 1970's. Vanessa Marcil: From 90210 To Sam Marquez To Motherhood.
Casino is a 1995 crime film directed by Martin Scorsese that follows a mobster and his rise to success while running a mob-controlled casino in Las Vegas. Sharon Stone handled the role of Ginger McKenna wonderfully, but the actress was truly nervous about the phone booth scene.
