THE GAMBLER directed by Karel Reisz stars James Caan in a difficult role as Alex Freed a compulsive gambler with many inner demons who is completely out of control He can't resist a bad bet because that's where the juice is While his irrational rationalizations--largely influenced by Dostoyevsky whose novel THE GAMBLER he teaches to his students at City College--might seem like a lot of … Continue
One of television's slickest and most entertaining shows, LAS VEGAS looks at the inner workings of one of the biggest casinos in the city of sin. Filmed on a nearly complete replica of the real-life Mandalay Bay, one of the largest sets ever built for a television program, LAS VEGAS centers on Big Ed Deline (James Caan), operator of the Montecito Casino. He employs a specialized staff of security personnel as well as a high-tech surveillance system to catch the cheaters and schemers who enter the facility.