However, the Tangiers doesn't exist. Casino  was inspired by events at the Stardust but, for legal reasons, the name was changed in the film, a name that was then picked up for the TV show. Some folks assume it was torn down, when actually it never existed to begin with.

Which parts of Casino were based on real events? For the most part, the entire film is based on the actual circumstances involving Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal's career in Las Vegas, as well as his relationship with the mob (and the mob's interest in Vegas casinos in the 1970s).