The film depicts Jackie Siegel and David Siegel, owners of Westgate Resorts, and their family as they build their private residence  Versailles, one of the largest and most expensive single-family houses in the United States  and the crisis they face as the US economy declines.

Siegel finally opened The Flamingo Hotel & Casino on December 26, 1946, at a total cost ofR$6 million. Billed as "The West's Greatest Resort Hotel", the 105-room property and first luxury hotel on the Strip was built 4 miles (6.4 km) from Downtown Las Vegas.