The Battle For Las Vegas
Dennis N. Griffin
In the 1970s and thru the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit was the dominant organized crime family in Las Vegas, with business interests in several casinos. During those years the Outfit and its colleagues in Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Cleveland were using Sin City as a cash cow. Commonly referred to as the “skim,” unreported revenue from Outfit-controlled casinos was making its way out of Vegas by the bag full and ending up in the coffers of the crime bosses in those four locations. The skim involved large amounts of money. The operation had to be properly set up and well managed to ensure a smooth cash flow. To accomplish that goal, the gangsters brought in a front man with no criminal record to purchase several casinos. Allen R. Glick, doing business as the Argent Corporation (Allen R. Glick Enterprises) purchased the Stardust, Fremont, Hacienda, and Marina. They next installed Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal as their inside man, and the real boss of the casino operations. Rosenthal was a Chicago native and considered to be a genius when it came to odds-making and sports betting. Under Lefty’s supervision the casino count rooms were accessible to mob.
Author - Dennis N. Griffin.
Narrator - Michael Taylor.
Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
In the 1970s and thru the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit was the dominant organized crime family in Las Vegas, with business interests in several casinos. During those years the Outfit and its colleagues in Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Cleveland were using Sin City as a cash cow. Commonly referred to as the “skim,” unreported revenue from Outfit-controlled casinos was making its way out of Vegas by the bag full and ending up in the coffers of the crime bosses in those four locations. The skim involved large amounts of money. The operation had to be properly set up and well managed to ensure a smooth cash flow. To accomplish that goal, the gangsters brought in a front man with no criminal record to purchase several casinos. Allen R. Glick, doing business as the Argent Corporation (Allen R. Glick Enterprises) purchased the Stardust, Fremont, Hacienda, and Marina. They next installed Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal as their inside man, and the real boss of the casino operations. Rosenthal was a Chicago native and considered to be a genius when it came to odds-making and sports betting. Under Lefty’s supervision the casino count rooms were accessible to mob. Author - Dennis N. Griffin. Narrator - Michael Taylor. Published Date - Wednesday, 18 January 2023.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
Duration:00:05:16
Chapter 2
Duration:00:22:00
Chapter 3
Duration:00:09:13
Chapter 4
Duration:00:11:43
Chapter 5
Duration:00:15:01
Chapter 6
Duration:01:09:30
Chapter 7
Duration:00:23:07
Chapter 8
Duration:00:17:18
Chapter 9
Duration:00:39:08
Chapter 10
Duration:00:37:05
Chapter 11
Duration:00:35:04
Chapter 12
Duration:00:15:41
Chapter 13
Duration:00:42:04
Chapter 14
Duration:00:31:00
Chapter 15
Duration:00:03:35
Chapter 16
Duration:00:10:27