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It’s no secret that 42Freeway and many of our readers have a lot of interest in new restaurants and bars… people will go out of their way for unique and exciting experiences! And for decades there was nothing bigger, better and more well known, than Cherry Hill’s Latin Casino!
“The Irishman” is a recently released Netflix film by famed director Martin Scorcese which features a key scene taking place in an awesome recreation of Cherry Hill’s legendary hot spot. And don’t be fooled by “Netflix Film”… this is a huge $140 million budget film with a cast just as big… Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Joe Pesci, Harvey Keitel, Ray Romano and Anna Paquin are big time recognizable names, but the cast is huge in this 3 1/2 hour epic movie!
The Latin Casino – Delaware Township… err, Cherry Hill!
If you aren’t familiar, the Latin Casino wasn’t Latin… and it wasn’t a Casino.. but what it was, was a nationally recognized top entertainment facility where the biggest names in show business would perform. While it started in Philadelphia, it’s true “hey day” was when they built the massive Cherry Hill location on Route 70… at a site best remembered as the location for the Subaru headquarters (which was just recently demolished). Some articles from the early 60s described it as the largest nightclub in the world, seating over 1,500 people!
Because of it’s famous performers and proximity to Philadelphia and Cherry Hill’s Courier Post, there is a ton of media coverage on the Latin Casino, both when it was booming and when it closed 18 years later.
Wikipedia has a good page on the Latin Casino, and this paragraph describes some of the performers:
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“The Latin” was a famous showroom for showcasing entertainers like Cherry Hill Estates neighbors Bobby Darin, Al Martino, and Frankie Avalon (whose family had ownership interests in a popular pizzeria “King of Pizza” diagonally across Route 70). Stars that appeared on stage and frequented the area were Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, Richard Pryor (who recorded his 1975 album …Is It Something I Said? there), Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Pat Cooper, The Temptations, The Supremes, Liza Minnelli, Tom Jones, Donna Summer, B.B. King, Gladys Knight & the Pips, Connie Francis, Joan Rivers, Don Rickles, Gloria Gaynor, Della Reese, Eddie Fisher, Trini Lopez, Allan Sherman, Doris Ruby, Fran Warren, Danny Thomas, and Engelbert Humperdinck.
Frank Sinatra was said to have called it one of his favorite venues, and South Jersey Magazine mentions that he and Dean Martin did a rare run of shows together.
And in 1960 one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, Marlene Dietrich performed at the Latin Casino. The Dec 21, 1960 Courier Post has an interview with Miss Dietrich about the Delaware Township club (and yes, in 1960 Cherry Hill was called “Delaware Township”!)… and if it wasn’t clear how “big-a-deal” the Latin Casino was at the time… she makes it clear:
“I was very happy about my engagement at the Latin Casino. From the very day it opened, this magnificent spot has been the talk of the entertainment world. Already it is being talked about as the ‘showcase’ of the night club circuit and the goal of all performers”
Other articles I found describe the nearby Cherry Hill Inn and Rickshaw Inn (directly next to the Latin Casino) as hotels of the stars. The Rickshaw Inn is said to have allowed the celebrities to hang out in the hotel lounge long after the legal close. More from the Courier article:
Miss Dietrich is ensconced at the Cherry Hill Inn, and when we informed her that the site of her hostelry served as a lookout post for Washington’s troops during the American Revolution, she appeared truly interested.
Recreating the Latin Casino
A story in Deadline last month discusses the recreation of the Latin Casino for the movie and how they used another familiar South Jersey icon to fill in for the venue;
It’s funny because when they were looking for the exterior for the Latin Casino—because the interior was in the city—I remembered driving by it when I was a kid, and I was like, “Well, it looks like a grocery store.” I mean, the front of it looks like a grocery store, and then inside, you saw a certain raised area, which was where the stage was. It ended up that we found a Pathmark that was closed, and that’s what we turned into the exterior. Sometimes, something just has to trigger an image, and for some reason looking at the pictures, it made me think it was a supermarket—and that’s what it turned out to be.
The Irishman and the Latin Casino
The story behind the movie is based on the book which focuses on the demise of famed mobster Jimmy Hoffa, as told by Frank Sheeran… who was a bagman and hitman for the mob…
Admittedly this 42Freeway author won’t see the movie until this weekend, so I’ll hold back on going into more detail.
The New York Times describes the movie’s Latin Casino scene:
A single event brought many of these players into the same room, an epic set-piece in the movie: Frank Sheeran Appreciation Night, a lavish dinner in honor of the Irishman himself at the Latin Casino outside Philadelphia in 1974. There was a dais of dignitaries, a roomful of Teamsters and mobsters, the crooner Jerry Vale, dancing girls, prime rib and, out of consideration for the many Catholics in the room on a Friday night, lobster.
“Jimmy Hoffa was the featured speaker,” Sheeran recalled, “and he presented me with a solid gold watch with diamonds all around it.”
The End of the Latin Casino
Atlantic City’s first casino, Resorts, opened in May 1978… more than a coincidence to the same year the Latin Casino closed. So yes that absolutely was a big factor as Resorts was able to compete for the top talent and offer guests a full casino experience at the beach.
But the Latin Casino’s problems started several years before that, when the IRS came knocking, looking for millions in back taxes. Also around that time in 1977 the nearby Garden State Park racetrack burnt down.
The tax problems and declining casino style performer options caused them to change ownership and reinvent the facility as Emerald City disco club…which many said was the largest and most lavish dance club at the time.
Emerald City also brought in bands of the time (late 70s, early 80s) which focused on rock, new wave, and punk!
There is so much more that could be said about the Latin Casino… I am sure it alone is worthy of a movie… but that’s all I have for now.
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There are also some theaters in Pennsylvania showing the movie.
Last game of the poker tournament in the movie Casino Royale (2006), in which Daniel Craig aka James Bond beats the bad guy Le Chiffre and grabs $115 million. The final hand worked perfectly for him. However, what was his odds of winning on the beginning and during the course of play?
In the movie version of Casino Royale the British secret agent 007, James Bond, takes part of the poker tournament in Monte Negro (however it was filmed in the beautiful city by the name of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic). One of the most popular poker games is played: Texas Hold'em. In the book version Baccarat was played instead. Le Chifre attempts to regain the lost ground after his stock market speculation was spoiled by 007. James Bond must not lose; otherwise the British government would happen to be the biggest sponsor of international terrorism...
Before the Flop
The last game is announced with no more buy-ins and a million dollar big blind. There are four players left in the game and all of them received their two pocket cards. In the bracket are the odds to win the game before dealing up to five common cards (flop + turn + river). It shows whose hand is the most promising at this stage of the play. There is also a tiny chance for a tie, 0.14% to be exact.
1st player: (34.51%)
2nd player: (30.87%)
3rd player – Le Chiffre: (22.18%)
4th player – James Bond: (12.30%)
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We can see that James Bond's chance to win the game after two initial cards is by far the lowest. The odds will get more interesting for him after the flop—the three common cards that are dealt at the same time). This is just exciting about Texas Hold'em, each new card can change the course of events dramatically. It belongs to the arsenal of a good poker player to estimate their chances and keep betting as far as appropriate (positive expected value). And that is what poker is about.
Board Cards
After the Flop
After the flop James Bond's odds improve nicely to 28.29%, despite the second player now holding three eights is still a hot candidate to win the game from the probability point of view. However, thanks to 8 and 6 of spades James Bond has got an open-ended straight flush draw and it means that both 4 and 9 of spades will secure him an invincible poker hand and thus seal his victory in the tournament. On the other hand the winning chances of Le Chiffre drop at this stage.
1st player: 15.00%
2nd player: 47.68%
3rd player – Le Chiffre: 9.02%
4th player – James Bond: 28.29%
tie: 0%
Each Player's Best Hand after the Turn & River
The four of spades appears on the board as the 4th community card (the turn). Now it is clear that James Bond holds an unbeatable poker hand – the straight flush of spades 4-5-6-7-8. The straight flush is the second best ranked poker hand.
Now James Bond knows he can just relax, wait how much money is piled in the pot and then grab it all. Cleverly enough he lets his opponents to 'look' at the last community card (the river) and eventually create some nice hand. Not nice enough though. Unfortunately for them they all are lucky to get quite strong poker hands, which make them go all-in.
1st player: (flush)
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2nd player: (full house, stronger than flush)
3rd player – Le Chiffre: (stronger full house)
4th player – James Bond: (straight flush, the winning hand)
The last game of Casino Royale, a well-shot movie and Daniel Craig's first appearance as James Bond, proves how dynamic Texas Hold'em poker can be. That is the biggest lesson from the movie. It is interesting that after the deal of two initial cards the odds were descending according to the order of the players. But finally it ended up complete reversed. James Bond who had supposedly the weakest hand on the beginning of the game ended up with the strongest one winning the whole tournament.
→ Final game Staszko-Heinz at WSOP 2011