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Ace Rothstein’s Common Sense Casino Tips (Straight from Casino)

Ace Rothstein — the meticulous casino boss portrayed by Robert De Niro in Casino — ran the Tangiers like a Swiss watch. Here are some common-sense, no-nonsense gambling and life tips Ace would probably give you if you sat down with him over a black coffee and a betting slip:

🎲 1. “The house always wins — because the odds are built that way.”

Tip: Don’t bet with your heart. Bet with your head, and understand the math. The longer you play, the more you lose. Know when to walk.

🃏 2. “I don’t care if he’s my brother-in-law. If he’s not doing the job, he’s gone.”

Tip: Keep your personal feelings out of business. Loyalty is good — until it gets in the way of results.

👀 3. “In my casino, there are three ways of doing things: the right way, the wrong way, and the way I do it.”

Tip: Take control. If you’re going to be responsible for something, make sure it’s done your way — with precision.

🎰 4. “You can’t have a guy in the counting room who can’t count.”

Tip: Know your people. Trust, but verify. Surround yourself with competence, not just confidence.

🧠 5. “It’s all about the percentages.”

Tip: Life and gambling are both games of probability. Don’t chase losses. Play the long game and avoid emotional decisions.

🕵️‍♂️ 6. “I had to know everything that went on in my casino. And I did.”

Tip: Information is power. Whether it’s business or blackjack, stay ahead by staying informed.

🔥 7. “You give yourself a cushion. Always.”

Tip: Whether it’s money, time, or reputation — always have a buffer. Never go all-in unless you can afford to lose.

🗣️ 8. “When you love someone, you’ve gotta trust them. There’s no other way.”

Tip: But if trust is broken — don’t be stupid. In love and business, trust is gold. But once it’s gone, don’t chase it like a sucker.

🚫 9. “Don’t play if you don’t know the game.”

Tip: Whether you’re betting or starting a business, learn the rules first. Or prepare to be someone else’s mark.

💼 10. “Out here, I was the boss.”

Tip: Wherever you go in life, take charge of your domain. Even if it’s just your attitude or your time — run it like Ace ran the floor.

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Pavel Bure & The Russian Mafia

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INT. BACK ROOM – ACE ROTHSTEIN MONOLOGUE – SMOKY, DIMLY LIT VEGAS CASINO

Camera pans in slowly on ACE ROTHSTEIN, impeccably dressed in a tailored suit. He lights a cigarette, sips a drink, then speaks directly to the camera, calm but intense.

ACE ROTHSTEIN (V.O.)

You wanna talk about chaos? Try being in Vancouver in ‘94 after Game 7. The Canucks lose a heartbreaker to the Rangers, and the whole damn city goes up like a powder keg. Pavel Bure? That kid was a Ferrari with skates. But it wasn’t enough. Messier, Leetch, Richter—they crushed the dream. The riot? That wasn’t just about hockey. That was about hope… lost. The city burned because they believed they were robbed. Maybe they were.

But that’s just the surface. You dig deeper, you see this wasn’t just about pucks and penalty minutes.

Back then, the whole world was shifting. Russia—post-Soviet, flat on its back—was getting stripped for parts like a Cadillac left overnight in Newark. Harvard boys like Jeffrey Sachs? Supposed to be bringing capitalism, right? Instead, they brought shock therapy. Economic euthanasia. Privatize everything, sell it for pennies on the dollar, and watch the oligarchs snatch it all up. Sachs? Bono’s best buddy. They said they were helping. Sure.

But let me tell you something: when you take a superpower and economically rape it with “good intentions,” it doesn’t forget. It doesn’t forgive. Israel, America, the Western banks—they all got their piece. Loans, weapons, natural gas… whatever could be converted into cash or control.

You really think Russia just sat there and took it? No. That bear was wounded, not dead. It went underground. It waited.

And here’s the kicker—those riots in Vancouver? Tiny shockwaves from bigger tectonic shifts. People feel powerless, they rage. In Russia, they waited. They plotted. They funded proxies. Maybe they even bought a few Western elections for sport.

You mess with a nuclear power’s dignity, its economy, its soul—you better expect some form of payback.

Now maybe—just maybe—all these Cold War ghosts still have some unfinished business. And maybe, Pavel Bure’s speed wasn’t fast enough to outrun history.

Ace exhales a stream of smoke, looks directly into the camera.

ACE ROTHSTEIN

Everything’s connected, kid. You just gotta know where to look.

FADE OUT.

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Calciopoli Crisis

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INT. BACK ROOM, BACK OF THE TANGIERS CASINO – NIGHT

The room is hazy with cigar smoke. ACE ROTHSTEIN (sharp suit, gold rings, calculating eyes) sits across from NICKY SANTORO (shirt half open, chest chain gleaming, rage simmering under the surface). A bottle of red sits between them. They’re alone, except for the hum of Vegas outside the bulletproof windows.

NICKY SANTORO
(leaning in, whispering like it’s a hit)
You ever hear of Calciopoli, Ace?

ACE ROTHSTEIN
Yeah, sure. That Italian soccer scandal, right? Juve got relegated. Whole league was a mess.

NICKY SANTORO
Nah. See, you think it’s about some referees getting a couple phone calls. But it’s way deeper than that. We’re talkin’ the Black Hand, old-school shit. Not just mobbed-up bookies—mafie unite—Naples, Calabria, Sicily. The whole Mezzogiorno.

They couldn’t break Juve on the pitch. Too many trophies. Too much Agnelli dynasty, Fiat money, northern muscle. So what’d they do? They rigged the goddamn justice system.

ACE ROTHSTEIN
Wait, you’re telling me Juventus didn’t really fix games?

NICKY SANTORO
They all fixed games. Every big club called refs. Milan. Inter. Roma. But they picked Juventus to take the fall. Why? ‘Cause Luciano Moggi didn’t kiss the ring. He ran the game like a boss. He was the Don. And when a Don don’t play ball with the other Dons, they bury him.

ACE ROTHSTEIN
So it was a setup. A frame job.

NICKY SANTORO
No doubt. They wiretapped Moggi like he was John Gotti. They leaked transcripts to the media before the trials. Juventus wins two straight Scudetti—poof—gone. Stripped. Relegated to Serie B like some amateur squad.

And guess who benefits?

ACE ROTHSTEIN
Let me guess. Inter Milan.

NICKY SANTORO
Bingo. Moratti’s team. Clean as a choirboy in the papers, but behind the scenes? They were just better at hiding the bodies. The whole FIGC—Italy’s football commission—they were in on it. They wanted to “clean the game,” right? But they only cleaned one side.

ACE ROTHSTEIN
It’s like Vegas in the ‘70s. Clean one casino, let the others keep skimming.

NICKY SANTORO
Exactly. And you know what happens next? Juve goes down, loses players, loses face. Meanwhile, Inter wins five titles in a row. Like a gift from the Vatican. And Moggi? Banned for life. But the guy still knows where the bodies are buried. He just don’t talk.

ACE ROTHSTEIN
So it’s not about justice. It’s about power.

NICKY SANTORO
Always has been. Always will be. In this life, it ain’t about what’s true. It’s about who’s got the black hand on the judge’s shoulder.

(Nicky takes a slow drag of his cigar, blows smoke toward the ceiling. Ace just stares, the numbers still running in his head.)

ACE ROTHSTEIN
Jesus. And I thought Vegas was dirty.

NICKY SANTORO
Vegas is kindergarten compared to Italian football. Over there? The pitch is just another battlefield. And the war never ends.

[FADE TO BLACK]

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