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In video games, this is ''sometimes'' a [[Minigame Zone]], but not always. Only if you can play it's a [[Minigame Zone]]. It ''could'' be both, if you can play the games there, but have to bring down [[The Mafia]] too. |
In video games, this is ''sometimes'' a [[Minigame Zone]], but not always. Only if you can play it's a [[Minigame Zone]]. It ''could'' be both, if you can play the games there, but have to bring down [[The Mafia]] too. |
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == |
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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* The film ''[[Casino]].'' |
* The film ''[[Casino]].'' |
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* A few [[James Bond ( |
* A few [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] films, such as ''[[Casino Royale]]'' and ''[[Diamonds Are Forever]].'' |
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* In the movie ''[[ |
* In the movie ''[[3000 Miles to Graceland|Three Thousand Miles to Graceland]],'' there's a shootout in one of these, featuring robbers wearing Elvis outfits. |
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* The movie ''[[ |
* The movie ''[[Ocean's Eleven|Ocean's Thirteen]]'' feature the titular team rigging all the games in one of these for revenge. |
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* When [[Iron Man ( |
* When [[Iron Man (film)|Tony Stark]] is given an award at a ceremony held in Las Vegas, he misses accepting the award because he's busy working. And by busy working, we mean having some fun gambling. |
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* Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise from ''[[Back to The Future Part II]]''. |
* Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise from ''[[Back to The Future Part II]]''. |
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* In [[Cars|''Cars 2'']], the Lemons actually use an old casino in Italy as their evil lair. |
* In [[Cars|''Cars 2'']], the Lemons actually use an old casino in Italy as their evil lair. |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* ''[[Pokémon]] Red'''s Game Corner, while a [[Minigame Zone]], is also the front for Team Rocket's base of operations. |
* ''[[Pokémon]] Red'''s Game Corner, while a [[Minigame Zone]], is also the front for Team Rocket's base of operations. |
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* [[Theme Naming|Baccarat]] in ''[[ |
* [[Theme Naming|Baccarat]] in ''[[Saga Frontier]]''. At least three characters go there during their quests, but none of the games can be played |
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* In ''[[ |
* In ''[[Paper Mario the Thousand Year Door]],'' there's the Pianta Parlor, ''[[Getting Crap Past the Radar|owned by the mob.]]'' E Rating, indeed. |
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* Glittertown/Neon City in ''[[ |
* Glittertown/Neon City in ''[[Wario Land]] Shake It'' is this kind of area, with multiple casino type areas in two levels set in an extremely obvious fictional pastiche of Las Vegas. |
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* The third mission in ''[[Bonanza Bros|Bonanza Bros.]]'' takes place in a casino. Depending on whether or not you're playing a [[Bowdlerized]] version, either the Casino Executives are corrupt and you're stealing evidence, you're testing an elaborate security system, or it's just a straight-up heist. |
* The third mission in ''[[Bonanza Bros|Bonanza Bros.]]'' takes place in a casino. Depending on whether or not you're playing a [[Bowdlerized]] version, either the Casino Executives are corrupt and you're stealing evidence, you're testing an elaborate security system, or it's just a straight-up heist. |
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* In ''[[Urban Brawl]]'', as you're riding an elevator upwards through the corporation building and punching out everyone you meet along the way, one of the floors you come upon is a casino, complete with snazzy casino music and mini-games to play. |
* In ''[[Action Doom 2 Urban Brawl]]'', as you're riding an elevator upwards through the corporation building and punching out everyone you meet along the way, one of the floors you come upon is a casino, complete with snazzy casino music and mini-games to play. |
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* ''[[Sonic Adventure]]'''s third stage is casino themed, but the focus is on pinball, with Sonic as the ball. The main wagering you do is hoping to collect 100 rings in a game to avoid being dumped into the sewer, and one pinball game has a slot bonus, where one set of symbols (Dr. Eggman's face) will steal all of your rings. |
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== [[Web Comics]] == |
== [[Web Comics]] == |