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Casino Jack And The United States Of Money

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Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Directed by	Alex Gibney
Written by	Alex Gibney
Produced by	Bill Banowsky Mark Cuban Benjamin Goldhirsh Jeff Skoll Todd Wagner Diane Weyermann
Cinematography	Maryse Alberti
Edited by	Alison Ellwood
Music by	David Robbins
Jigsaw Productions Participant Media
Distributed by	Magnolia Pictures
January 2010 (Sundance) May 7, 2010 (United States)
118 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$176,865

There's not much new in Casino Jack and the United States of Money, but it is a lucid, entertaining documentary. Original Score: 3/4 Ken Hanke Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC). Nationality: United States Executive summary: Casino Jack 'It is not our job to seek peaceful coexistence with the Left. Our job is to remove them from power permanently.' Before becoming one of Washington's most influential lobbyists, Jack Abramoff had been national chairman of the College Republicans.

Casino Jack and the United States of Money is a 2010 documentary film directed by Alex Gibney.

Synopsis[edit]

The film focuses on the career of Washington, D.C. lobbyist, businessman, and con man^[1]Jack Abramoff, who was involved in a massive corruption scandal that led to the conviction of himself, two BushWhite House officials, Rep.Bob Ney, and nine other lobbyists and congressional staffers. Abramoff was convicted of fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion in 2006^[2] and of trading expensive gifts, meals and sports trips in exchange for political favors.^[3] As of December 2010 Abramoff has completed his prison sentence.^[4]

Contributors[edit]

Juan Babauta – Governor, CNMI (2002–2006)
Jim Benedetto – Federal Labor Ombudsman, CNMI (2002-2008)
Pamela Brown – Former Attorney General, CNMI
Tom DeLay – U.S. Congressman (R-TX) (1984–2006)
Nina Easton – Author, Gang of Five
Peter Fitzgerald – U.S. Senator (R-IL) (1999–2005)
Thomas Frank – Author, The Wrecking Crew
David Grosh – Former Rehoboth Beach lifeguard
Carlos Hisa – Lt. Governor, Tigua Tribe of El Paso, Texas
Robert G. Kaiser – Author, So Damn Much Money
Adam Kidan – Former owner, SunCruz Casinos
Shawn Martin – Reporter, American Press of Lake Charles, Louisiana
Rep. George Miller (D-CA)
Bob Ney – U.S. Congressman, (R-OH) (1995–2006)
Ron Platt – Former Greenberg Traurig lobbyist
Tom Rodgers – Lobbyist, Carlyle Consulting
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA)
Khaled Saffuri – Public affairs consultant, Meridian Strategies
Susan Schmidt – Former reporter, The Washington Post
David Sickey – Vice Chairman, Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana
Melanie Sloan – Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
Peter Stone – Author, Heist: Superlobbyist Jack Abramoff
Froilan Tenorio – Governor, CNMI (1994–1998)
Neil Volz – Former Chief of Staff to Rep. Bob Ney (R-OH)
J. Michael Waller – Director, Institute of World Politics

Reception[edit]

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On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 83% based on 65 reviews, and an average rating of 7.1/10. The website's critical consensus reads, 'Casino Jack's subject matter is enraging, but in the hands of director Alex Gibney, it's also well-presented and briskly entertaining.'^[5]

References[edit]

Casino Jack And The United States Of Money

^Kojo Nnamdi, Alex Gibney, Bob Ney, Neil Volz 'Casino Jack'WAMU-FM April 29, 2010
^Forsythe, Michael (2006-01-03). 'Abramoff Pleads Guilty, Will Help in Corruption Probe (Update4)'. Bloomberg. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
^'Americas | US lobbyist jailed for corruption'. BBC News. 2008-09-04. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
^'After prison, the next step'. Washingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
^'Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)'. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved March 16, 2018.

External links[edit]

Casino Jack and the United States of Money at IMDb

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