:10:01
Who the fuck knows?
:10:02
All I know is that he was
an Arizona real-estate hustler...
:10:05
who barely had enough gas money
to come and pick up his fucking cheque.
:10:09
And it was the bosses' man...
:10:11
Andy Stone, who gave all the orders.
:10:13
Not the Chairman of the Board,
Philip Green.
:10:15
I understand.
:10:16
[Upbeat jazz music intensifies]
:10:21
NlCKY: Now all they needed was...
:10:22
someone they could trust to run the casino.
:10:24
And who better than Ace?
He was already in Vegas a couple years...
:10:28
and he had the fucking place clocked.
:10:30
But typical Ace,
give him a shot to run a casino...
:10:33
and he tries to talk you out of it.
:10:35
I don't know if I could do this.
:10:36
The Gaming Commission
would never give me a licence.
:10:39
I have at least 24 gambling
and bookmaking pinches on me.
:10:42
You don't have to have a licence
to work in a casino.
:10:45
All you gotta do is apply for one.
:10:47
The State law says that
you can work in a casino...
:10:49
while they process your application.
:10:51
ANDY: They got a 10-year backlog.
:10:53
What happens when they do find out?
:10:55
ANDY: Why would they want to find out?
:10:56
We're putting $100 million here.
Why would they lock us out?
:11:00
ANDY: They'll never find out. All you
gotta do is keep changing your job title.
:11:04
Like, from Casino Executive
to Food and Beverage Chairman.
:11:08
Then they put your application
at the bottom of the pile.
:11:11
I know guys who've worked there
for 30 years don't have a licence.
:11:16
It's a tough proposition, Andy.
:11:18
If I did it, I'd have to run it my way.
:11:20
ANDY: You got it.
:11:22
I'm serious. No interference.
:11:24
Nobody's gonna interfere
with your running the casino.
:11:27
I guarantee it.
:11:29
[Upbeat jazz music]
:11:31
NlCKY: And that's how they got Ace
to take over.
:11:34
They wanted him because Ace ate,
slept and breathed gambling.
:11:41
They worked out a real cute job title, too...
:11:43
Tangiers Public Relations Director.
:11:46
But the only thing he ever directed
was the casino.
:11:49
He made his first bet when he was 15,
and he always made money.
:11:54
He didn't bet like you or me.
:11:56
Having some fun with it, shit like that.
:11:58
Where did you learn how to deal?