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Were the violent events that occurred in the movie Casino (1995) common occurrence in casinos in the 1970s (the vise scene, alive burial, hand-breaking, etc.)? Were the heads of Casinos actually that brutal and unforgiving to cheaters?

by /u/Wicked_Potato-75 in /r/AskHistorians

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