Casino Boss Explains Famous Scenes from Gambling Movies

Did you know that casinos actually don’t use chainsaws to reprimand cheaters like they did in the movie Casino? Well, probably — but, there are still a lot of other interesting takeaways from this video by GQ of a casino boss breaking down gambling scenes from some of the most popular casino movies.

Watch the video above of Red Rock Casino & Resort’s Casino Operations Manager (Dustin Boshers) who goes through several memorable movie scenes from movies like ‘Casino Royale,’ ‘The Hangover,’ ‘Ocean’s 13,’ ‘Casino,’ ’21,’ ‘Swingers,’ ‘Rounders’ and ‘Vegas Vacation.’

Dustin walks us through the famous no-limit Texas Hold’em scene from Casino Royale and explains that these high-stake games ($1 million or more) do actually happen. However, they are not going to happen on the main casino floor or where there are a lot of bystanders watching like the movie. Instead, these high-stake poker games go down in backrooms or private salons. He goes further through the scene explaining each action along the way — from the big blind and checking to bluffing and the showdown. He even explains the inaccuracies of the scene like how the wrong player showed their cards first.