The word casino has its origins in the Latin for “house of games.” Gambling has been around in one form or another since ancient times. Modern casinos are designed to lure guests with glitzy decor, colorful lights, and endless rows of shiny slot machines. Casinos are carefully crafted to influence gamblers’ behavior and keep them coming back for more, even though the house always wins.

While most people visit casinos to have fun, they don’t think about how the design and ambiance of the establishments are deliberately manipulated to make them gamble more money. In fact, the entire gambling industry is based on psychology and the ability to trick people into spending their hard-earned money on games of chance. From glitzy light fixtures to labyrinth-like walkways lined with enticing games, every aspect of the casino is carefully designed to make players feel at home and crave spending their money even more.

With large amounts of currency handled within a casino, both patrons and staff may be tempted to cheat or steal. To counter this, most casinos have security measures in place. These range from video cameras to sophisticated chip tracking, where the chips themselves have built-in microcircuitry to allow the casino to monitor exactly how much is being wagered minute by minute and quickly detect any statistical deviation.

Like Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls and Goodfellas before it, Casino is a movie about Sin City that doesn’t shy away from showing the brutality and corruption of organized crime. While some viewers might be shocked by the violence in this film, it’s important to remember that these scenes are based on real-life events that happened during the 1990s.