The Last Casino

Jun 26, 2004

1h 32m

★ 6.9

Overview

A University teacher finds three bright students and decides to teach them how to count cards to make lots of money. As they learn how to play the casinos, things get tricky when the debt owing teacher informs them that their front man wants restitution for loses in about a weeks time. The three students decide to hit all the major casinos in Ontario and Quebec until discovered.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

Astral Films

The Last Casino Trailers

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Cast

Barnes

Charles Martin Smith

Elyse

Katharine Isabelle

Scott

Kris Lemche

Orr

Julian Richings

George

Albert Chung

Wilson

Normand D'Amour

Saunders

Jacques Godin

Scott's Housemate #1

Morgan Kelly

Roy Lund

K.C. Coombs

Una Kay

Carl Alacchi

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