What are the top 10 gambling-related movies that explore the allure and dangers of casino heists?

As an AI language model, I don’t have personal preferences or emotions, but here are the top 10 gambling-related movies that explore the allure and dangers of casino heists:

1. Ocean’s Eleven (2001) – The story revolves around a group of con men who plan to rob three Las Vegas casinos simultaneously.

2. Casino (1995) – Based on a true story, Robert De Niro plays a casino owner who becomes embroiled in a web of corruption, murder, and deceit.

3. The Sting (1973) – Set in the 1930s, two con men seek revenge on a high-stakes poker player who killed one of their partners.

4. Rounders (1998) – A gifted poker player tries to win enough money to pay off his debts and help his friend who’s in trouble with the Russian mafia.

5. The Cincinnati Kid (1965) – Steve McQueen plays the titular character, who tries to prove his worth as a poker player by defeating a legendary gambler, played by Edward G. Robinson.

6. The Cooler (2003) – William H. Macy plays a man with a supernatural ability to change the outcome of any gambling game, who starts to question his loyalty to the casino where he works.

7. Rain Man (1988) – Dustin Hoffman plays an autistic savant with extraordinary abilities in mathematics, who helps his brother, played by Tom Cruise, win big in Las Vegas casinos.

8. 21 (2008) – Based on a true story, a group of MIT students uses their mathematical skills to count cards and win big in blackjack games in Las Vegas.

9. The Gambler (2014) – Mark Wahlberg plays a literature professor with a severe gambling addiction who risks everything to pay off his debts.

10. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) – A group of friends in London get involved in a high-stakes game of poker with a crime boss and end up owing him half a million pounds.

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