What is the setting of Martin Scorsese’s 1995 film Casino?

Martin Scorsese’s 1995 film Casino is set primarily in Las Vegas. The story follows the operation of the fictional Tangiers casino during the city’s period of heavy organized-crime influence.

The film stars Robert De Niro as casino executive Sam “Ace” Rothstein, Sharon Stone as Ginger McKenna, and Joe Pesci as enforcer Nicky Santoro. Its screenplay was written by Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi, who also co-wrote Goodfellas.

Casino is based on Pileggi’s nonfiction book Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. Several characters were inspired by real people connected with Las Vegas casinos and organized crime, although the film changes names and dramatizes events. The setting is sometimes described simply as Nevada, but Las Vegas is the specific city central to the plot.