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* TwilightOfTheOldWest: A significant amount of drama comes from the clash between the rapid modernization brought on by Las Vegas's casino boom--represented by Savino and company--and the traditional farmers and ranchers of the West--represented by the Lamb family, with Ralph acting as [[TheSheriff a traditional Western sheriff]] amidst the neon lights of the Vegas Strip.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe. Savino's bosses like to meddle in the way he runs the Las Vegas operation without really understanding how to operate a large legal casino. When Mia Rizzo tells her father that Savino shot down her idea to make the TabletopGame/{{blackjack}} tables more profitable, Rizzo Sr. makes Savino implement the idea against his objections. Savino then explains to Mia that the idea has been tried before and it ended up costing a casino a lot of money in the long term. Since he cannot disobey a 'suggestion' from Johny Rizzo, the Savoy's profits will suffer as a result.
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* PointyHairedBoss: Savino's bosses like to meddle in the way he runs the Las Vegas operation without really understanding how to operate a large legal casino. When Mia Rizzo tells her father that Savino shot down her idea to make the TabletopGame/{{blackjack}} tables more profitable, Rizzo Sr. makes Savino implement the idea against his objections. Savino then explains to Mia that the idea has been tried before and it ended up costing a casino a lot of money in the long term. Since he cannot disobey a 'suggestion' from Johny Rizzo, the Savoy's profits will suffer as a result.
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* UnintentionallyNotoriousCrime: One of these starts the whole series: the murder of a young woman would have been considered business as usual in Las Vegas and swept under the rug if anybody paid the sheriff enough, except that the woman is the governor's niece and he is willing to send the National Guard and enable Martial Law unless someone solves that case right ''now''. This leads to the appointment of Ralph Lamb as Sheriff.
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* SuspiciouslyIdleOfficers: When Sheriff Ralph Lamb confronts corrupt film mogul Barry Silver, he is surprised to discover that Silver's bodyguards are actually active-duty LAPD detectives. Ralph was previously warned about how rich and connected Silver was but he did not think that Silver actually had the LAPD on his payroll. The detectives are later shown willing to shoot Ralph and his deputies in order to prevent Silver's arrest.
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* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: When a Texas millionaire complains that the $500 bet limit at the blackjack table is too low, Sovino humors him and declares that the guy can place any size bet he feels. The guy promptly bets $500,000 and then doubles down for a $1,000,000 bet. [[spoiler: He wins and the rest of the episode Sovino desperately tries to get the guy to keep on gambling so the casino can recover the money.]] At the end of the episode Mia plays poker with the guy and they both go all-in with $1,000,000 worth of chips. [[spoiler: She wins and then reveals that her chips were only symbolic and she actually offered to sleep with the millionaire if she lost]].
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* AbsurdlyHighStakesGame: When a Texas millionaire complains that the $500 bet limit at the blackjack TabletopGame/{{blackjack}} table is too low, Sovino humors him and declares that the guy can place any size bet he feels. The guy promptly bets $500,000 and then doubles down for a $1,000,000 bet. [[spoiler: He wins and the rest of the episode Sovino desperately tries to get the guy to keep on gambling so the casino can recover the money.]] At the end of the episode Mia plays poker with the guy and they both go all-in with $1,000,000 worth of chips. [[spoiler: She wins and then reveals that her chips were only symbolic and she actually offered to sleep with the millionaire if she lost]].
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* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe. Savino's bosses like to meddle in the way he runs the Las Vegas operation without really understanding how to operate a large legal casino. When Mia Rizzo tells her father that Savino shot down her idea to make the blackjack tables more profitable, Rizzo Sr. makes Savino implement the idea against his objections. Savino then explains to Mia that the idea has been tried before and it ended up costing a casino a lot of money in the long term. Since he cannot disobey a 'suggestion' from Johny Rizzo, the Savoy's profits will suffer as a result.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: In-Universe. Savino's bosses like to meddle in the way he runs the Las Vegas operation without really understanding how to operate a large legal casino. When Mia Rizzo tells her father that Savino shot down her idea to make the blackjack TabletopGame/{{blackjack}} tables more profitable, Rizzo Sr. makes Savino implement the idea against his objections. Savino then explains to Mia that the idea has been tried before and it ended up costing a casino a lot of money in the long term. Since he cannot disobey a 'suggestion' from Johny Rizzo, the Savoy's profits will suffer as a result.
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* MagicPokerEquation: Averted during a poker hand with $2,000,000 in the pot. One player has a pair and the other one [[spoiler: has a busted straight and was just bluffing.]]
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* MagicPokerEquation: TheMagicPokerEquation: Averted during a poker hand with $2,000,000 in the pot. One player has a pair and the other one [[spoiler: has a busted straight and was just bluffing.]]
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It's 1960 and UsefulNotes/LasVegas is experiencing a [[BoomTown major growth spurt]]. Mayor Ted Bennett is about to unveil his new vision for the city when he is informed that the governor's niece has been murdered and the sheriff is nowhere to be found. Desperate, the mayor asks that local rancher Ralph Lamb (Creator/DennisQuaid) be brought to him. During UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, Lamb served as a military policeman and Bennet remembers how Lamb was able to catch a serial killer in Italy when the villagers were ready to hang an innocent man for the crimes. Bennet offers to appoint Lamb as deputy sheriff and put him in charge of the murder case. A reluctant Lamb accepts the job and recruits his younger brother Jack (Creator/JasonOMara) and son Dixon (Taylor Handley) to help him investigate. Assistant district attorney Katherine O'Connell (Carrie-Anne Moss) assists them with the case.
That same day Chicago mobster Vincent Savino (Michael Chiklis) arrives to take over the mob-run Savoy casino. He is a ruthless gangster with extensive experience running casinos and his Chicago bosses expect him to get their Las Vegas operations back into shape.
That same day Chicago mobster Vincent Savino (Michael Chiklis) arrives to take over the mob-run Savoy casino. He is a ruthless gangster with extensive experience running casinos and his Chicago bosses expect him to get their Las Vegas operations back into shape.
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It's 1960 and UsefulNotes/LasVegas is experiencing a [[BoomTown major growth spurt]]. Mayor Ted Bennett is about to unveil his new vision for the city when he is informed that the governor's niece has been murdered and the sheriff is nowhere to be found. Desperate, the mayor asks that local rancher Ralph Lamb (Creator/DennisQuaid) be brought to him. During UsefulNotes/WorldWar2, Lamb served as a military policeman and Bennet remembers how Lamb was able to catch a serial killer in Italy when the villagers were ready to hang an innocent man for the crimes. Bennet offers to appoint Lamb as deputy sheriff and put him in charge of the murder case. A reluctant Lamb accepts the job and recruits his younger brother Jack (Creator/JasonOMara) and son Dixon (Taylor Handley) to help him investigate. Assistant district attorney Katherine O'Connell (Carrie-Anne Moss) (Creator/CarrieAnneMoss) assists them with the case.
That same day Chicago mobster Vincent Savino(Michael Chiklis) (Creator/MichaelChiklis) arrives to take over the mob-run Savoy casino. He is a ruthless gangster with extensive experience running casinos and his Chicago bosses expect him to get their Las Vegas operations back into shape.
That same day Chicago mobster Vincent Savino
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** Invoked by Savino when he's accused of killing a local construction boss. Savino points out that the man was the only guy in Vegas who could handle major jobs and thus he, and many other casino owners, are losing money with his death. Indeed, Savino actually gave the guy a break for skimming from the mob because of his importance.
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* JustForFun/XMeetsY:[[invoked]] In "All That Glitters," Savino talks Angelo out of killing Ralph by stating that the Mob's gambling rackets could recover from FidelCastro's overthrow of UsefulNotes/FulgencioBatista in the form of Las Vegas becoming "Havana in the desert."
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* JustForFun/XMeetsY:[[invoked]] In "All That Glitters," Savino talks Angelo out of killing Ralph by stating that the Mob's gambling rackets could recover from FidelCastro's UsefulNotes/FidelCastro's overthrow of UsefulNotes/FulgencioBatista in the form of Las Vegas becoming "Havana in the desert."
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* JustForFun/XMeetsY:[[invoked]] In "All That Glitters," Savino talks Angelo out of killing Ralph by stating that the Mob's gambling rackets could recover from FidelCastro's overthrow of FulgencioBatista in the form of Las Vegas becoming "Havana in the desert."
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** On episode opens with Savino and his men threatening a local construction group with harm for possibly skimming off their contracts. As soon as the threats are finished, the mobsters gab about Christmas shopping for thier families with their Jewish accountant joking that they have only one night to worry about while he has to shop for eight.
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** On One episode opens with Savino and his men threatening a local construction group with harm for possibly skimming money off their contracts. As soon as the threats are finished, the mobsters gab about Christmas shopping for thier their families with their Jewish accountant joking that they have only one night to worry about while he has to shop for eight.
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** On episode opens with Savino and his men threatening a local construction group with harm for possibly skimming off their contracts. As soon as the threats are finished, the mobsters gab about Christmas shopping for thier families with their Jewish accountant joking that they have only one night to worry about while he has to shop for eight.
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* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Savino may be a mobster and cold-blooded killer but he's also a good husband and truly loves his kids.
** When Savino faces execution by a rival, the closest he comes to begging is asking that his body at least be left in enough shape for his family to have an open casket funeral.
** Indeed, Savino is eventually forced to send his wife away because he knows as long as she's in town, she'll be either a target for enemies or risks becoming "collateral damage" in an attack on Savino.
** When Savino faces execution by a rival, the closest he comes to begging is asking that his body at least be left in enough shape for his family to have an open casket funeral.
** Indeed, Savino is eventually forced to send his wife away because he knows as long as she's in town, she'll be either a target for enemies or risks becoming "collateral damage" in an attack on Savino.
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** Going to meet what they think are a simple band of ranchers, Savino and Rocky are beaten down by a pack of wealthy Mormons who have basically controlled this area for decades and are ready to treat the mobsters like any other threat. Savino points out that progress is causing these men to lose their farms and resources and their way of life is almost over. He says that if they want power in modern Vegas, they need control of a casino. When the Mormon leader says he doesn't know anything about running a casino, Savino offers to do it for him.
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** Going to meet what they think are a simple band of ranchers, Savino and Rocky Rizzo are beaten down by a pack of wealthy Mormons who have basically controlled this area for decades and are ready to treat the mobsters like any other threat. Savino points out that progress is causing these men to lose their farms and resources and their way of life is almost over. He says that if they want power in modern Vegas, they need control of a casino. When the Mormon leader says he doesn't know anything about running a casino, Savino offers to do it for him.
