Was Tangiers a Real Casino?

In the early days of Las Vegas, casinos were often family-owned businesses. Many of the most famous casinos, such as the Flamingo and Caesars Palace, were founded by mobsters such as Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky.

However, there was one casino that was even more notorious than these – Tangiers.

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The Tangiers was a casino located in the city of Las Vegas. It was owned by a man named Frank Rosenthal, who also ran the Stardust Casino.

PRO TIP:Though the Tangiers Casino, featured in the 1995 film “Casino”, was fictional, it was based on a real-life casino in Las Vegas called the Stardust. The Stardust opened in 1958 and ran for nearly 50 years before closing in 2006.

The Tangiers was known for its lavish décor and its high-roller guests. It was also known for its connections to organized crime.

In the 1980 film Casino, the Tangiers is fictionalized as the fictional “Tangiers Casino”. The movie is based on a true story, and the character of Sam “Ace” Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro) is based on Frank Rosenthal.

The Tangiers Casino was closed down in 1996, but its legend lives on. Was Tangiers a real casino? Yes, it certainly was.

And it was every bit as wild and glamorous as you’ve heard.