Nicky talks about problem solving in old school Vegas.
Nicky speaks about the count room, where all the money collected in the casin...
The man with the suitcase is ushered into a back room in an Italian grocery s...
A meeting of old men in the back of a grocery store is shown.
Nicky yells at Ginger in the back room of a restaurant after she asks Nicky t...
A man grabs handfuls of cash from the count room, stuffing it into a briefcase.
Nicky explains how successful Ace was at running the casino.
Nicky speaks about how the people in the count room would skim money off the ...
Nicky talks about the men in the count room skimming money.
Nicky explains that the mobsters ran the Teamster's Union.
Nicky regrets ever having an affair with Ginger.
Nicky yells at an acquaintance who gambled away his rent money.
Nicky talks about the process of skimming money, and how many people had a ro...
Nicky talks about the man whose job it is to skim money from the count room t...
Nicky explains that Green is naive, but makes a good front man.
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