American Housing, 131
American Stock Exchange, 280
Angelini, Donald “the Wizard of Odds,” 45
Angel-Kaplan sports service, 22, 45
Ann Arbor, Mich., 66, 69
Anthony Stuart Ltd., 122
Antwerp, 49-50
Argent (Allen R. Glick Enterprises) Corporation, 144, 196, 208, 230, 259, 283, 284, 287, 288, 291, 302, 392
casinos owned by, see Fremont; Hacienda; Stardust
Glick’s private use of funds from, 280-81
investigation of skimming at, 238-242
auditors, 198-99, 234, 238-242
Austin, Tex., 133, 281, 396
auxiliary banks, 199-200, 240-42, 302
Avants, Beecher, 201, 202-3, 204-5, 263
bagmen, 60
bail bondsmen, 111
Baken, Rick, 169-70
Balistrieri, Frank, 150, 208, 229-30, 235, 286, 304, 368, 390
Edward Buccieri’s murder ordered by, 203-4
Glick’s Teamster pension fund loads and, 138-44, 144-46, 152-53, 154
Glick warned by, 229-30
jail sentence of, 390
mob position of, 140
Rand’s murder ordered by, 208
Rosenthal’s promotion ordered by, 146
as suspect in Rosenthal’s car bombing, 379
Balistrieri, Joe, 138-39, 150, 368, 379, 390, 392
Glick’s option agreement with, 141-42, 144, 153, 390
Balistrieri, John, 138-39, 150, 368, 379, 390, 392
Glick’s option agreement with, 141-42, 144, 153, 390
Bally’s, 175
baloney (phony) dice, 6, 98
bank messengers, robbing of, 29-30
Bank of Nevada, 121
Baron, Al, 132-33, 136, 137-38, 201
basketball, see college basketball
Bates (Hicks’s friend), 89
beards, bets placed by, 60, 71
Beckley, Gil, 22-23, 24, 45-48, 69
Belgium, 49-50
Benny the Book, 23-25
Bertha’s Jewelers, 362-66, 367
beverage and food kickbacks, 197, 244
Beverly Hills, Calif., 4, 167, 185, 233
Bishop Gorman Catholic School, 122
Blackamoor Lounge, 30
Black Book, 97-98, 198, 299, 359, 402
blackjack, 6, 96-97, 99-102, 175, 195, 228, 299, 334
blacks, 28-29, 358
Blasko, Joe (ex cop), 362-63, 366
bleeding, 238
Blitzstein, Herbie, 170, 171, 273, 274, 357
Bluestein, Frank “Frankie Blue,” 356-59, 361-62
Bluestein, Stephen “Stevie Blue,” 273, 356, 358
Boca Raton, Fla., 402
bookmakers, bookmaking, 155, 168, 273
credit rating system of, 60
descriptions of operations run by, 21-25, 45-48
FBI crackdown on, 57
information-sharing protocol with, 59
IRS sting operation, 163
layoffs and, 22-23
odds on the side of, 60-61
prompt payment by, 24-25
sports expertise unnecessary for, 20, 23-24
street tax paid by, 111
books, multiple sets of, 213, 239
Boston, Joey, 259,
Breckinridge Hotel, 291-92, 303
Broadbent, Robert, 216
Brown, Bert, 89
Brown, Jay, 293
Bruce, Michael, 66
Buccieri, Edward “Marty,” 201-4, 205
Buccieri, Fiore “Fifi,” 37-44, 201, 324
early criminal career of, 37
Budin, David, 66, 69
bugs:
in Spilotro’s locations, 163-64, 165
bullets, half-loaded, 176-77
Burbank, Calif., 176, 185
burglar’s tools, 50
BusinessWeek, 215
Bybee, Shannon, 104, 106, 107, 139
Cadillac Eldorados, steel plates in floor in, 374
Caesars Palace, 76, 77, 79, 89, 90, 95, 121, 181, 201
Rosenthal’s wedding at, 93, 250
California Law Journal, 239
Cannon, Howard, 368, 388
Capone, Al, 37, 57
Caramanis, Chris, 132
card counting, 98
card mechanics, 13, 239
Carson City, Nev., 213, 218, 219, 221
Caruso, Carl, 292, 304
Caselli, Jimmy, 78
cash, weighing of, 8, 199
cash boxes, 245
casino owners:
barred from count rooms, 7, 298
real vs. front, 104, 168
skimming by, 8, 236-37
casinos:
cheaters used to combat cheating at, 239
cheating at, 5-6, 97-102, 239
players’ illusory chances in, 5, 96-97
skimming money from, see skimming
sports book-betting introduced to, 2, 195, 213-15
see also specific casinos
Cedar Sinai Hospital, 383
Central States Teamster Pension Fund, 132
Cerone, Jackie, 26, 65, 112-13, 286, 328-29, 368, 388, 390, 392
Chamberlain, Wilt, 58-59
Chateau Vegas, 162
Chicago, Ill., 137-38, 144, 158, 176, 179, 200, 235, 278, 283, 327-28, 356
bookmaking operations in, 21-22, 45-48
Clifford’s visit to, 360-61
East Side of, 114
major organized crime figures in, 26, 30, 65, 208, 237-38
Rosenthal’s childhood and early criminal career in, 3, 14-25, 37-44, 45-48, 57-58
South Side of, 27
Spilotro’s childhood and early criminal career in, 26-36, 48-56, 110-17
West Side of, 14
Chicago Crime Commission, 57, 75, 116, 123, 353
Chicago Sun-Times, 116, 354
Chicago Tribune, 116
chip hustling, 78-81, 82, 92
Christensen, Carl, 253, 265
Cimorelli, Gene, 103, 228, 247, 289, 290
Circus Circus casino, 122, 163, 236-37
Civella, Carl “Corky,” 282-83, 285, 286, 290, 291, 293, 301, 305, 368, 389, 392
Civella, Nick, 152-54, 238, 243, 244, 254, 266, 282, 286, 295-96, 297, 301-3, 305, 368, 389, 390, 391
death of, 389
Clark, Gene, 77
Clark County Gaming and Licensing Board, 216
Cleveland, Ohio, 200, 299, 304
Clifford, Kent, 327, 359, 360-61, 378
Clode, Edward, 62
coins:
auxiliary banks for skimming of, 199-200, 239-42
weighing of, 8, 199, 200, 302
Coleman, Del, 129, 133-36
college basketball:
Rosenthal’s betting on, 17-20, 58-60, 96
Rosenthal’s bribery conviction and, 3, 69-70, 75, 219
Comiskey Park, 15
command posture, 166
compings:
of high rollers, 83, 99, 102-3
of Pavlikowski’s daughter’s wedding, 250
of Rosenthal’s wedding, 93
of Russell, 274
Congress, U. S., 68
Conrad, Robert, 264
Cook, John, 49-50
Cook, Marianne, 49
count rooms:
casino owners barred from, 7, 298
circumventing of, 197-200, 240, 244-45
description of, 7
see also skimming
couriers, 60, 200
craps, 6, 79-80, 98
crossroaders, 97-98, 100, 198, 239
Cuba, 299
Cullotta, Frank:
as author’s source, 26-37, 51-57, 110-14, 153, 172, 175-79, 181-82, 234, 268-69, 316, 327-29, 333-35, 356-59, 361-66, 369-72, 385-86, 399-400, 402
father’s driving career, 27
on Geri Rosenthal’s death, 385-86
on Goodman, 181-82
jail sentence of, 117, 158
Las Vegas burglary ring of, 158-63, 273, 354, 361-66, 366-67, 370-71
Lisner murdered by, 175-79
Spilotro’s childhood friendship with, 26-29
Spilotro’s murder contract on, 369-71
Spilotro’s nickname for, 31
thief’s career of, 27, 29-30, 49, 114, 117, 158
transactional immunity granted to, 371-72
Cullotta, Joe, 27
Cursoli, Frank, 95
Cusumano, Joey, 167, 173, 228, 269, 273, 318, 375
Daddano, William “Potatoes,” 30
Dade County Division of Public Safety, 62
Daley, Shirley, 228
Dalitz, Moe, 270, 299
Dardis, Martin, 62
Davino, Ernie, 162, 363
dealers, 83, 122, 147
cheating of, 5-6, 228-29
women, 195
DeAngelis, Ronnie “Balloon Head,” 164
DeFeo, Mike “Iron Mike,” 292-93
Delman, Jerry, 156
DeLuna, Carl “Toughy,” 151, 152, 154, 266-67, 283-85, 290-92, 293, 301, 368, 391
Glick’s meeting with, 283, 390
jail term received by, 306, 391
meticulous note-taking of, 282-83, 294, 303-6, 389
descramblers, 161, 163-64
Desert Inn, 95
DeStephano, “Crazy Sam” or “Mad Sam,” 51, 110, 113, 115, 125
diamonds, 49-51, 169-70
dice, phony, 6, 98
dice cheats, 239
DiFranzo, Joey, 363
Diglio, Don, 219, 220
Dorfman, Allen, 235, 236, 237, 244–45, 248–49, 274, 283, 289, 294, 295, 362, 368
murder of, 388–89
Doumani, Fred, 259
Doumani brothers, 259, 289
Drexel Burnham Lambert, 4
drop boxes, 7, 8
Dunes, 79, 83, 122, 133, 186
Echeverria, Pete, 216–17, 231, 250
Ehrenberg, Murray, 227–28, 232, 265, 316–18, 333–34, 336–37, 338, 339, 343, 348, 351
Eli the Juice Man, 61, 219
Elmwood Park, 31–32, 52, 53
embezzlement, skimming vs., 74
Enos, Ind., 398
Excalibur casino, 400
Eye in the Sky surveillance camera, 6, 100, 228, 230, 299, 300–1
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 10, 48–49, 77, 119 140, 144, 197, 203–6, 208, 218, 245, 266, 359, 375, 376–77, 379, 398–99
Civella under surveillance of, 290–96, 301–3
Cullotta’s burglary gang busted by, 362–66
gambling crackdown by, 57, 65–66, 68
major mob figures arrested by, 304–5
Rosenthal bugged by, 68
Rosenthal-Spilotro rift exploited by, 353
Spilotro’s eavesdropping on, 161, 164
Spilotro under surveillance of, 123, 163–72, 272–79, 326–27, 329, 356, 367
Ferriola, Joe, 167, 328, 399
Fifth Amendment, 3, 65, 66–68, 75
fill slips, 8, 245, 300, 302
finder’s fee, 201
First American Bank of Tennessee, 131, 135
First National Bank of Nevada, 332
Flamingo Hotel, 89, 197, 233, 401
Florida:
Rosenthal banned from horse and dog tracks in, 3, 69, 253
Florida State Racing Commission, 69
food and beverage kickbacks, 197, 244
Food Factory, 168
football:
college, 19, 66
Monday night, 78, 214
sports book-betting and, 213
Foreman murder case, Spilotro’s acquittal in, 125–26
Frank Rosenthal Show, The, 9, 255–61, 263–65, 315
Fremont, 197, 198, 222
Glick’s acquisition of, 130, 134
skimming at, 198, 240, 245, 300–1
tipoff of raid received at, 241
Galleria, 77, 87
gambling information, laws against interstate transmission of, 57, 68
“Gaming Agencies’ Efforts to Deprive Frank Rosenthal of Livelihood” (Rosenthal), 253
Gaming Control Board, see Nevada Gaming Control Board
gaming licenses, see key-employee licenses
Garelli, Art, 228, 247
Garmisa, Leonard, 247–78
George (bookmaker), 21
Gersky, Joe, 367
Giancana, Sam “Mooney,” 26, 67, 114, 229
Gilson, Red, 264
gin rummy, 52
Glick, Allen, 129–54, 185, 195–209, 215, 258, 278, 280–89
cars and aircraft of, 95
casino interests sold by, 290, 291
character of, 130, 202–3
Edward Buccieri’s murder and, 201–4
Fremont acquired by, 144
gaming license of, 131, 139–34,
governmental agencies office project of, 133, 281
Hacienda acquired by, 130, 131–34, 196
immunity granted to, 368, 390
La Jolla home of, 189, 195
mob bosses’ buyout plan for, 283–86, 290–91
mob bosses’ meetings with, 151–54, 229–30, 236, 287–289, 390
nicknames of, 280, 282
Rand’s murder and, 204–8, 281
as real estate developer, 130–31, 133–34
at Rosenthal’s gaming license hearing, 220–21
Rosenthal’s relationship with, 146–50, 153–54, 189–92, 196, 201–2, 215, 216, 218, 229, 248–49, 264–66, 283–86
shady financial dealings of, 196, 280–81
Stardust acquired by, 129–30, 134–44, 201
Stardust skim operations not noticed by, 197, 208–9, 242–43, 248–49, 281–82
Teamster pension fund loans made to, 130–44, 145, 152–53, 154, 201, 205–6, 207, 208, 210, 235, 280–81, 390
testimony of, 390
Glick, Kathy, 185
gofers, 60
Golden Nugget, 392
Goldenstein, Solomon, 49
Gold Rush Jewelry Store, 163, 169, 171, 274, 294, 366,
Goldstein, Ruby, 372
Gomes, Dennis, 238–42
Goodman, Oscar, 170, 182, 183, 218, 230–31, 253, 265, 269, 286, 287, 293, 326, 349, 359–60, 366–67, 390
Grandy, John, 156–58
Grant, Cary, 298
Green, Johnny, 18–19
Green, Sam, 48
Green, Stanley, 372
Griffin, Bob, 198
grind shows, 94
Griswold, Erwin, 253
Guardino, Leo, 363
Gustafson, Deil, 304
Hacienda, 138, 140, 143, 201, 273, 356
Glick’s acquisition of, 130, 131–34, 196
Rosenthal’s evaluation report on, 216
skimming at, 198, 240, 245
half-loaded bullets, 177, 274
Hall, Bud, Jr., 156, 163–68, 171–72, 209
Hansen, Joe, 29
Harbor General Hospital, 350–1
Hart, Gary, 293
Harte, Dena, 171
Hartman, George, 103–4
Hegarty, Edward D., 399
Hicks, Johnny, 88–90, 233, 263
high rollers, 82, 156, 175, 392 comping of, 83, 93, 102–3
favorite casinos of, 95
laydown bets made by, 83, 102
types of, 102
Hilton, 4
Hoffa, James R., 235
hole cards, 6, 97, 100
Hole in the Wall Gang, 161, 366, 367
Hoover, J. Edgar, 68
horse racing:
Rosenthal and, 14–15, 61
Rosenthal’s Florida banishment from, 3, 69
Horseshoe Casino, 263
Hôtel de Paris, 51
Hough, Hugh, 354
Hudson, Dave, 398
Hunchback Bobby, 78
Hustler, The, 259
Hymie the Ace, 17–19, 47
Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), U.S., 295
Inadmiss
ible Evidence, 389
Inserro, Vinnie, 33
insurance brokers, 160
Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 116, 117, 131, 133, 163, 273, 292, 400
Interpol, 49
Jenkins, Gary, 303
Jenner and Block, 139
Jerry’s Lounge, 52
Jews, 28, 269
J. K. Sports Journal, 48
Jubilation nightclub, 257, 268, 315, 318, 333
junk bonds, 392, 401
Justice Department, U.S., 3, 69, 218, 388
Organized Crime Strike Force, 292, 366
Kane, Marty, 259, 273, 372, 374
Kansas City, Mo., 58, 151–53, 200, 290–93, 297, 303–4, 401
Kaplan, Bill, 22, 45
Kaspar, Marc, 359–60
Kay, Bobby, 89, 90
Keeton, William, 123
Kefauver Crime Committee, 57
Kennedy, Robert F., 65, 68
key-employee (gaming) licenses, 254
background inquiries made for, 104
denied to Rosenthal, 9, 104,–6, 124, 146, 188, 196, 215–23, 296
of Glick, 131, 139–40
of Stardust, 392
KG (known gamblers) lists, 57
Khashoggi, Adnan, 102–3
Kilgore, Gerald, 48
Kilm, Red, 181
King’s Castle, 132, 201
Kinz, Mike, 398
Kloud, Suzanne, 319–20
Korea, 3
KSHO television, 264
Laguna Niguel, Calif., 393, 397
La Jolla, Calif., 189, 195
Lake Geneva, Wisc. 72
Lake Tahoe, Nev., 133, 201
Lamb, Ralph, 120
Lambie, William K., Jr., 353
Lansky, Jake, 299
Lansky, Meyer, 269, 299
Las Vegas, Nev.:
annual gambling revenues in, 5
end of mob rule in, 392–93, 400–2
Geri Rosenthal’s move to, 86–87
growth of, 4, 8–10
increased murder rate in, 181
kickbacks in, 83
postmob ambience of, 400–2
Rosenthal’s move to, 71–78
a “second-chance” city, 3–4
“settling down” in, 94
Spilotro’s effect on, 155–56, 181–82
Spilotro’s move to, 117–23, 155–56
stucco house construction in, 160–61
work cards issued in, 82, 104
Las Vegas Country Club, 9, 122
Las Vegas District Court, 230, 250
Las Vegas Metro Police Department, 374–76
blacks and, 358–59
Frank Bluestein killed by, 356–59, 361–62
intelligence division of, 327, 359
Pasquale Spilotro picked up by, 360
Rosenthal refused protection by, 377–78
Rosenthal’s lawsuit against, 351–52
Rosenthals’ marital squabbles and, 337–43, 344–48, 351–52
Rosenthal welcomed to Las Vegas by, 75–77
Spilotro and, 123, 359, 360
Spilotro’s employment of members of, 163, 171, 272–73, 292–93
tough reputation of, 119
Las Vegas Review Journal, 219