The Gangsters – Iconic Organized Crime Gambling Greats
Nich Moore April 22, 2020 15:05:54
Cinema has long sought to use gaming in all its forms to texture its work. In some, it is merely a disposable piece of decoration. In others, it is essential. This is nowhere more true than in gangster movies. Shadowy figures, evading US or UK gambling laws, ready with violence at any moment? These make for great screen presence. Albeit with very different style. We look from the organized crime gambling empires of Las Vegas to the seedy backroom card games of Newcastle villains.
