Las Vegas Sheriff’s Office, 82, 158
Las Vegas Sun, 250,
Las Vegas Valley Bank, 137, 233
lavenders, 100
Law, Dick, 239, 243
Lawry, Barbara, 373
Laxalt, Paul, 292
laydown bets, 83, 102
layoffs, of bets, 22–23, 59
Leaning Tower of Pizza, 155
Learjets, 135, 185, 189, 218, 312
“Lifetime of Betting and Being an Oddsmaker and Handicapper” (Rosenthal), 253
“like,” in betting parlance, 27
lip-reading, 169, 329
Lisner, Jerry, 175–79
loan-sharking, 111, 155
by Spilotro, 111, 122, 273, Lockheed Aerojet, 86
Lombardo, Joseph “Joe the Clown,” 30, 49, 111, 274, 327, 361–62, 368, 388
Lonardo, Joe, 391
Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office, 384
Los Angeles Probate Court, 387
Los Angeles Times, 206, 361, 384
luck, 13–14, 53, 374
McBride, Harry, 251
McCarthy, Billy, 31–36, 110
McCarthy, John, 375, 377
McClellan Subcommittee on Gambling and Organized Crime, Rosenthal questioned by, 3, 65, 66–67, 75, 105
McGee, Alice, 82, 85–87
McGee, Ingram, 86
McGee, Roy, 82, 85, 86, 87
McNair, Barbara, 181
Mafia, see mob bosses; organized crime
maître d’s, 83, 160
Maldonado, Lawrence, 384
Manzi, Rick, 181
Marcus, Matt, 168
Marina, 198
Mark Seven Tavern, 30
Marlo, Josephine, 295, 301
Marmor, Lenny, 82, 85, 261–62, 385, 387
Geri Rosenthal’s relationship with, 82, 85, 86, 185, 187, 261–62, 311–14, 329, 331,
Marmor, Robin, 82, 86–87, 88, 184, 185, 262, 309, 310, 311, 313, 314, 332, 384–85, 387, 388
Martin, Bobby, 78, 384
Martin, Charlotte, 384
Matecki, Wayne, 159, 176, 328, 363
Maus, Ronald, 384
Mazatlán, 242
meat companies, mob-owned, 123
Mendelson, Mark, 396–97
Mexico, 242
MGM, 14, 175
MGM Grand, 196, 229, 401
Miami, Fla., 23, 49
Rosenthal in, 57–65, 69
Michaels, Emmett, 326–27
Michigan, University of, 66
million dollars, weights of various forms of, 8, 197
Milwaukee, Wisc., 137, 138, 139, 140, 200, 203, 208
Minnesota Fats, 259–61
Mirage, 401
Miraglia, Jimmy, 31–36, 110
Mission Viejo Nadadores, 393
Mitchell, John, 3
mob, see organized crime
mob bosses, 9–10, 45, 208
advice on automobiles from, 30
arrests of, 304–5
Clifford’s visit to, 360–61
fates of, 387–92
Glick’s meetings with, 150–54, 229–30, 235, 287–89, 390
kickbacks paid to, 48
plan to force out Glick by, 283–85, 290–91
potential witnesses ordered killed by, 369
Rosenthal’s handicapping for, 37, 55
Rosenthal’s relationship with, 37–41, 65, 107, 145, 189, 196, 266–67, 322–29, 348–49, 353
skimming by, 197–200, 201
and Spilotro’s affair with Geri Rosenthal, 327–29, 348–50, 353
Spilotro’s death and, 399
Spilotro’s Las Vegas activities and, 119, 129, 162–63, 180, 270, 272–73, 274–79
Stardust controlled by, 95, 103–4, 146, 148–49, 167, 242–43
see also organized crime
Monaco, 50, 51
Monday night football, 78, 214
Monte Carlo, 50, 51
Mooney, Frank, 199, 234
motion detectors, 364
Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 387
Multiple Sports Service, 48
Murray, Rich, 359–60
My Place Lounge, 175, 179
National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), 264
National Football League (NFL), 96
Neely, Steven, 135
Neumann, Larry, 162, 328, 363, 364
Nevada Gaming Control Board, 131, 139, 198, 239, 257–58, 289, 295–96, 317
Glick licensed by, 131, 139–40
Rosenthal’s connection to commissioner of, 212–13, 215, 217, 218, 219, 220–21
Rosenthal’s key-employee license denied by, 9, 104–6, 124, 146, 188, 196, 215–23, 296
Rosenthal’s lawsuits against, 227–28, 230–31, 252–53, 264–65
Rosenthal’s lawsuits against, rulings in, 250–51, 252
Stardust’s license suspended by, 392–93
Nevada Supreme Court, 252
Newport, Ky., 22
Newton, Wayne, 354
Nicoletti, Charles “Chuckie,” 30, 34, 35–36
nolo contendere plea, of Rosenthal, 3, 69, 75, 105
no-limit bets, 13
North Avenue Steak House, 112
North Bay Village Department, 62
North Carolina, Rosenthal’s college basketball bribery plea in, 3, 69–70, 75, 219, 253
O’Brien, John, 116
O’Callaghan, Mike, 217
odds spread, 13
Odessky, Dick, 129–30, 210–13
Oregon, University of, 66
organized crime:
Jews in, 269
major Chicago figures in, 26
Spilotro’s introduction to figures in, 30
see also mob bosses
Organized Crime Strike Force, 292, 366
Ouseley, Bill, 290, 304
outfit, see mob bosses; organized crime Palace Court Restaurant, 151
Palm Room, 148
paper, slang meaning of, 158
Paprocky, Ray, 69
Paris, 50
Parsons, Charlie, 369–72, 376,
past-posting, 213
Patsy’s Restaurant, 26
Pavlikowski, Joseph, 91, 250, 252
Peck, Gregory, 274, 276, 277–78
Pellichio, Linda, 87–88
Percodan, 187–88
Petacque, Art, 116, 354
Peyton, Pam, 255–58
Pignatelli, Joseph “Joe Pig,” 234
Pinky (Rosenthal’s girlfriend), 261
pit bosses, 98
Pless, John, 400
point shaving, 66
point spreads, 13, 71–72, 78
police:
bookmaking operations protected by, 21–22, 45, 57
police scanners, 161, 176
Presser, Bill, 141, 144
Price, Elliott, 77, 90
Pump Room, 144
Quaaludes, 176
Quinn & Peebles, 295
Race and Sports Book, 208–209, 244
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO), 371
Rand, Tamara, 304–8, 281
Ranney, Frank, 138, 140–41, 201
Recrion Corporation, 129, 133, 136, 137, 144
Reliance Electric Company, 8
Ricca, Paul “the Waiter,” 26
Rice, Downey, 105
Rice, John, 374
Rich, Charlie “Cuby,” 298
RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act), 371
Riviera, 107
Rockman, Milton Maishe, 304, 388, 390, 392
Rocky’s Lounge, 328
Roemer, William, 38–44, 114–16, 124–26, 400
Spilotro’s nickname bestowed by, 116
Rogers, Linda, 218
Rojas, Rosa, 172–75
Romano, Sal, 363, 364, 365, 367
room clerks, 244
Rose Bowl, 162
Rose Bowl Sports Book, 77, 94
Rosenthal, Frank “Lefty”:
alcohol and, 190, 192
Beckley’s advice to
, 45–48
betting terms used by, 55
birth of, 14
bugging of own phone by, 329–31
California move of, 393, 397 car bombing of, 1–2, 9, 10, 372–74
casino ban of, 402
casino work of, see Stardust
character of, 2, 146, 147, 148, 202–4, 222, 284–85, 309–10, 316, 336
college basketball bribery nolo plea of, 3, 70, 75, 105, 219, 253
DeLuna’s code name for, 282
early criminal activities of, 3
FBI’s bugging of, 69
first bookmaking arrest of, 57
first marriage of, 88
first racetrack experiences of, 15
Florida race track ban against, 3, 69, 253
gambling and racketeering indictment against, 3
Gaming Control Board sued by, 230–31, 252–54, 264–66
Geri Rosenthal’s death and, 385–87
girlfriends of, 183, 232–33, 261, 310, 314–15, 319, 334
handicapping expertise of, 14–25, 51–57
key-employee license denied to, 9, 104–6, 124, 146, 188, 196, 215–23, 396
luck and, 13–14, 374
McClellan Subcommittee’s questioning of, 3, 65, 66–67, 75, 105
in Miami, 57–65, 69
move to Las Vegas by, 71–78
newspaper column written by, 254
nickname of, 3, 66
office of, 203
and proposed buyout of Glick, 283–85, 290, 291
racehorses owned by, 331
reputation of, 2, 8–9
second marriage of, see Rosenthal, Geri McGee
self-investigation of, 217–18
on skimming, 238
skimming operations and, 245, 249
Spilotro’s relationship with, 53–54, 63–65, 110, 118–21, 124, 179–81, 192–93, 219–21, 230, 245, 246, 268–72, 316–18, 324, 333, 348–49, 353–54, 359, 375–76, 379,
sports book-betting introduced to Las Vegas by, 2
television talk show hosted by, 9, 254, 255–61, 263–64, 315
twilight years of, 402
unhipness of, 190
wardrobe of, 9, 188
Rosenthal, Geri McGee, 9, 96, 121–22
alcohol and drug use of, 83, 92, 119, 184, 187, 189–94, 231–34, 307–8, 316, 319, 323, 332, 351, 382, 383, 384, 387
attempted shootings of Rosenthal by, 307–9, 338–43
background of, 85–88
chip hustling of, 78–81, 82, 92
as dancer, 78, 79, 82, 85, 86
death of, 383–87
estate of, 387–88
family of, 82, 85–86
independence of, 186–87
life after divorce of, 381–83
million-dollar jewelry gift from Rosenthal to, 233–34, 351
money as love of, 84–85, 320
old boyfriend of, see Marmor, Lenny
physical beauty of, 78, 90–91, 193–94, 319, 324
in psychiatric ward, 350–51
quit claim agreement between Rosenthal and, 331
Rosenthal’s divorce from, 350–51
Rosenthal’s first meeting and early relationship with, 78–81, 83–85, 87, 88–91
Rosenthal’s relationship with, 91–93, 94, 183–94, 231–34, 261–63, 307–35, 336–52, 380, 381–83
safety deposit boxes of Rosenthal and, 233–34, 312, 314, 332, 339–43
Spilotro’s affair with, 234, 311, 312–14, 315, 321–35, 337, 343, 348–50, 353, 376
wedding of Rosenthal and, 91–93, 250
Rosenthal, Stephanie, 311, 385, 388
birth of, 184
competitive swimming by, 330, 331, 393–97
Geri Rosenthal’s relationship with, 184, 192–93, 318–19
in Rosenthals’ marital disputes, 318–19, 320–21, 331, 337, 351
Steven Rosenthal’s relationship with, 185, 192–93, 394–95
Rosenthal, Steven, 94, 183, 192, 263, 311, 381, 385, 388
competitive swimming by, 330, 331, 393, 394, 395
Geri Rosenthal’s relationship with, 233, 310
in Rosenthals’ marital disputes, 318–19, 320–21, 331, 351
Stephanie Rosenthal’s relationship with, 185, 193, 395
Rossen, Robert, 259
roulette wheels, 98
Russel, Barbara, 274–78
Sachs, Alan, 103, 107–9, 129
Sahara casino, 359–60
St. John, Jill, 259, 264
Salerno, Lou, 160
Sam (bookmaker), 21–22, 259, 264
Sammy Pigs, 30
San Diego, Calif., 189, 204
San Diego Union, 206
Saratoga Development Corporation, 243
Sarno, Jay, 236–37
scales, for coin counting and weighing, 8, 199, 200, 234
Scalfiaro, Tommy, 187–89
Scalvo, Philly, 31–35
Scalvo, Ronnie, 31–35
scanners, 161, 176
Schiro, Paulie, 29
scramblers, 164
Seagrave, Jim, 258
Secret Service, 373
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), 129, 136, 234, 280–81
Select Sports Service, 71
Shandell, Dean, 76–77
shavers (phony dice), 6
Shenker, Morris, 133–34
Shepard, Don, 297–98, 305
Sheraton, 4
Sherman Oaks, Calif., 85
Sheryl (Spilotro’s girlfriend), 171, 172–75
shoe shining, 26–27
see also loan-sharking
Siegel, “Bugsy,” 4, 197, 299, 401
Siegel, Sammy, 179, 335
Siegfried and Roy, 195–96
Silver, Jeffrey, 105–6, 220–21
Simon, Mike, 261, 327
Simplot, J. R, 137
Simpson, O. J., 259
Sinatra, Frank, 259, 264
skimming, 155, 197–209, 266, 295
dishonesty and, 297–301, 301–2
embezzlement vs., 242
methods of, 7–8, 197–200, 243, 301–2
murders as result of perceived threats to, 201–8
small scale vs. organized, 238
at Stardust, 196–98, 201, 208–9, 234–45, 249, 281, 300, 368, 388, 392
at Tropicana, 292, 297–98, 301–3, 368, 388
slot machines:
as largest casino revenue source, 392
stealing money from, 98, 99, 197–99, 238–39, 240–42
Slots O’Fun, 302
Smith, Gene, 357, 360
Smith, Sandy, 116
Solomon, Bibi, 186
Solomon, Harry, 186
Solomon, Kenny, 137
Soloway, Jerry, 139–40, 149
Speciale, Jasper, 155
speed dialing, 59
Spero brothers, 290
Spilotro, Anne, 398, 399
Spilotro, Anthony “Tony the Ant”:
antisurveillance precautions taken by, 53, 122, 164, 165, 168, 169, 329
as bail bondsman, 111, 114
brothers of, 26, 121, 172, 270, 324
Buccieri’s death threat to, 42–44
character of, 114–16, 156–58, 163–66, 173
Chicago home of, 52, 117–18
Chicago mob bosses’ connection to Las Vegas activities of, 119, 120, 162, 180, 270, 272–73, 274–79
childhood of, 26–29
coded handwritten notes of, 164
compartmentalization by, 51–53
conviction-free Las Vegas record of, 181
Culotta’s burglary rings and, 28–29, 48, 51, 158–63, 272–73, 354, 361–66
Cullotta’s childhood friendship with, 26–29
Cullotta’s hit ordered by, 369–72
driving ability of, 73–74, 166
early criminal activities of, 28–30, 48, 110–17
Edward Buccieri’s murder assi
gned to, 204
European diamond-heisting trip of, 48–51
FBI surveillance of, 123, 163–72, 272–79, 326–27, 328–29, 355–56
in first mob hit, 30–36, 110, 123
gambling by, 53–56, 64, 163, 168–69, 316–17
Geri Rosenthal’s affair with, 10, 234, 311, 312–14, 315, 321–35, 337, 343, 348–50, 353, 376
gift and jewelry shops owned by, 122, 163
gin rummy expertise of, 52
girlfriend of, 171, 172–75
heart condition of, 392
height of, 27, 63, 115
hit requests made by, 271–72
last arrest and trial of, 366–67,
Las Vegas move of, 117–23, 155
Lisner’s murder ordered by, 175–81
marriage of, see Spilotro, Nancy
as master thief, 49
mob ambition of, 30–31, 110, 113–14,
murder of, 398–400
murder raps eluded by, 123–24, 181–82
origin of nickname of, 116
perpetual tardiness of, 72
police and IRS sued by, 110, 116, 117
restaurant checks always paid by, 159
Rosenthal chauffeured to Chicago airport by, 72–75
Rosenthal’s relationship with, 53–54, 63–65, 110, 118–21, 124, 179–81, 192–93, 219–21, 230, 245, 246, 268–72, 316–18, 324, 333, 348–49, 353–54, 359, 375–76, 379
Stardust hiring influence of, 167–68
state-wide casino ban on, 359
street tax imposed by, 156, 158–59
as suspect in Rosenthal’s car bombing, 10, 376, 379
tea drinking habit of, 168
Thomas and, 245, 246–48
volatile temper of, 165–66
Spilotro, Antoinette, 28
Spilotro, Arlene, 125–26
Spilotro, Johnny, 26, 125, 169, 175, 361
Spilotro, Michael, 26, 273 murder of, 398–400
Spilotro, Nancy, 49, 50–51, 52, 117, 118, 119, 121–23, 125–26, 174, 234, 324, 326, 335, 338–39, 343
Spilotro’s relationship with, 166, 170–72
Spilotro, Pasquale, 360
Spilotro, Patrick, 26
Spilotro, Patsy, 26, 27
Spilotro, Victor, 26, 28
Spilotro, Vincent (Anthony Spilotro’s brother), 26
Spilotro, Vincent (Anthony Spilotro’s son), 117, 121, 122, 166, 172, 174, 330
sponsors, 327
Sporadic, “Crazy Bob,” 29
sports book-betting, 12, 195, 213–15
Stacy (sports bettor), 25–26
Stardust, 2, 8, 160, 212, 263–64, 401
auxiliary banks at, 199–200, 240, 241
Chicago mob’s control of, 95, 103–4, 167–68, 242–43
gaming license suspended at, 392
Glick’s purchase 129–30, 133–44
history of, 95
investigations of skimming at, 238–43, 281, 392
Rosenthal’s control of, 103, 106, 145–50, 153–54, 195, 210, 211, 215–16, 222–23, 228–29, 245–47, 250–51, 252–54, 266–67
Rosenthal’s court-ordered rehiring at, 250–51