TumblrGeri McGee and Frank Lefty Rosenthal had a tempestuous relationship that led to constant fighting and the two nearly killing each other. A/T Today, authorities still do not know who planted the bomb that blew up Rosenthals car on October 4, 1982. Rosenthal was called one of the greatest living experts on sports gambling by Sports Illustrated. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. After discussing discos popularity, Frank Rosenthal and Kutash wander over in an obviously staged bit to interview Geri Rosenthal, where she is seated at a table with Las Vegas entertainers Siegfried and Roy. Upon arriving in Las Vegas, Lefty Rosenthal initially ran a betting parlor alongside a boyhood friend from Chicago who acted as his enforcer: Anthony Tony the Ant Spilotro (called Nicky Santoro and played by Joe Pesci in Casino). Vital Vegas is your go-to source for news and opinions about all things Las Vegas, from award-winning blogger and Las Vegas insider Scott Roeben. Larry Henrys YouTube channel includes videos he shot of mob sites in Las Vegas, the apartment building in Santa Monica, California, where Whitey Bulger was arrested, and the remote Arkansas airport where Barry Seal transported drugs into the U.S for the Medellin Cartel. Learn about how to make the most of a memorial. In one college basketball season, Lefty ran that $15,000. Outside the car, with his clothes on fire, he rolled on the ground to snuff out the flames. Frank Rosenthal filed for divorced. When we were driving back to the funeral home, I was notified who he was. Casino.org Blog The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. This also goes for anyone else who reads this & has a tale to tell of old LV. Frank Rosenthal remains one of the most riveting figures in the formative years of Las Vegas. About a month after the car bombing, on Nov. 6, 1982 and . But Rosenthals various affairs, his abusive nature, and his domineering control over his wife only drove the couple further apart. 4. Rosenthal, who died in 2008 at age 79, is perhaps best-known today as the inspiration for Robert De Niros character Sam Ace Rothstein in the 1995 movie Casino.. Frank Rosenthal's Road To Las Vegas Born in Chicago on June 12, 1929, Frank Rosenthal spent many of his early days at the horse track with his father, who owned several horses, learning everything he could about racing. Try again later. @MalcolmNance . As Hawleys piece indicates, Jubilation was the place to be in Las Vegas during the disco era. We've also been known give out vintage Las Vegas relics & swag to all story contributors. Investigators speculated his life was saved because the 1981 model of that car had a steel stabilizing plate beneath the drivers seat, which deflected the blast. His FBI. The Stardust Casino point spread became the defacto official "Line" for sports gamblers across the country. But Rosenthal emerged unscathed and took his two children to California and then to Florida, where he worked as a nightclub manager and ran an online betting site before dying in 2008 at the age of 79. TumblrGeri McGee and Frank Lefty Rosenthal had a tempestuous relationship that led to constant fighting and the two nearly killing each other. Are you sure that you want to delete this photo? Kutash, a disco enthusiast, encourages Geri Rosenthal to dance with him, asking, in disco lingo, Whens the last time you had a good freak or a good rock or a good hustle?, She answers, The best things I ever had were always with my husband., I wont argue with that, Kutash says before ushering her away from the table to dance with others to the disco hit Boogie Oogie Oogie.. Some who were around in those days view it differently, believing Kansas City mobsters were responsible for the bombing. I had to give her a two-carat heart-shaped diamond pin just to get her to start dating me.. The discussion can be viewed here. [4][incomplete short citation] At this time Rosenthal was issued with a subpoena to appear before U.S. Published: April 8th, 2020 - By Larry Henry, Contributing Writer. One time, Lem got a phone call very early in the morning, telling him that 3 starting basketball players were sitting out the game taking place that day. The character of Ginger McKenna Rothstein, his wife in the film (played by Sharon Stone), is based on Geri McGee, Rosenthal's wife in real life. We were probably the poorest family in the neighborhood, Barbara told Esquire. I was in the last year or two of my career with the Sherriff's Dept as a Deputy. She looks over at me and Im looking at her.. Cullotta and a burglary crew called the Hole in the Wall Gang were captured in 1981 breaking into what was then Berthas Gifts and Home Furnishings on East Sahara, not far from where Rosenthals car would be firebombed the next year. To say Geraldine McGee was popular among Vegas high rollers would be an understatement. Anthony Spilotro sits in a Las Vegas courtroom in connection with two old homicide cases. After all, how many people could have their life story turned into a hit movie with few, if any, embellishments needed? What two? she asked. Rosenthal left Las Vegas not long after the bombing, ultimately moving to Florida, where he died of a heart attack in 2008 at age 79. Though the years, federal, state and local gaming officials in Nevada confirmed that these Argent Corporation casinos were controlled by organized crime families. But one video on YouTube includes rare footage of Geri Rosenthal dancing at pop singer Paul Ankas $3-million Las Vegas restaurant and disco, Jubilation. Email blog@themobmuseum.org. As a youth, he learned sports betting in the bleachers of Wrigley Field and would often skip classes to attend Chicago sporting events. The plot was inspired by the life of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal who managed the Fremont, Hacienda, and Stardust casinos in Las Vegas for the Chicago mob back in the 1970s and 1980s. At one time, Lefty worked as a gossip columnist for the Las Vegas Sun. Courtesy of. The bookie told Lem he could be more. The flames were reflected on the interior windshield. The FBI seized property at Rosenthals home in 1970 as part of a crackdown on illegal gambling, and a decade later, he sued the Metropolitan Police Department in connection with a chain of theatrical-like events, according to Review-Journal articles. By the mid-1950s, Rosenthal was working with the Chicago Outfit. Rosenthal was the first casino operator in Las Vegas to have female blackjack dealers. Get the latest gaming industry news. Thats nearly 1,000 in todays pants. Yes, he uses the first person plural, "we," but it's just one person and mostly for comic effect. Some romantically claim he got the nickname when, in 1961, he appeared before a Senate hearing on organized crime and invoked the Fifth Amendment 37 times, keeping his left hand in the air while doing so. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Spilotro also was having an affair with Leftys wife, Geri. Of the Rosenthal bombing, Jenkins said, It fits the mold of what Kansas City was doing at that time.. I wouldn't be willing to dispute what you just said, but I certainly wouldn't confirm it.[18]. There might be some aging, former federal agent who knows something, Pileggi said, but so far, nothing definitive has emerged, and each passing day closes the door a little more. Rosenthal had been living in Miami Beach and died of a heart attack Monday. He was part of a crew of professional card cheats, and calling the cops would do nothing to stop them, Rosenthal said in an interview later. [5] In order to once again escape police attention, Rosenthal moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, in 1968. This is a carousel with slides. There were infidelities on both sides, with McGee secretly having an affair with Spilotro. Rosenthals stylish house at 972 Vegas Valley Drive, at the Las Vegas Country Club, was put up for sale Oct. 29 and went under contract with a buyer Tuesday, its listing on Zillow shows. And Rosenthal was often quick to make it clear to such frontmen just who was really in charge. Rosenthal is represented by the character Sam "Ace" Rothstein (played by Robert De Niro). An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Whats more, Rosenthal also found out that Spilotro had been skimming money that even his mob bosses werent aware of, causing a falling out between the two old friends (see the films dramatization below). Try again later. Tony Spilotro also inspired a character in. I feel youve been with somebody. The film Casino was based on Nicholas Pileggi's R osenthal biography Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas. Star ting as a young man in Chicago, he had been a successful bookmaker and gambler in Chicago and Florida before eventually relocating to the Las Vegas Strip in the 1970s following his Florida conviction. One of the most intriguing was Frank Lefty Rosenthal, a former casino executive and organized crime associate. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. The home was built in 1970, county records show. Officially, her cause of death was an accidental overdose but some theorize that she may have been murdered because she knew too much about the Vegas underworld. Given what the world now knows about the Rosenthals, that pre-dance exchange between Geri Rosenthal and Jeff Kutash about a good freak or a good rock or a good hustle takes on ironic significance. The clock is running out, Pileggi said. So Lem upped the bet to $30,000. Anthony The Ant Spilotro grew up in Chicago not far from Lefty Rosenthals house and had made a name for himself in the criminal underworld as a loan shark, a shakedown artist, and a hired killer. She also happened to marry one of Vegas most notorious and controversial figures: Frank Lefty Rosenthal, the casino king who built an empire and then lost it all. Rosenthal was big into clothes and is rumored to have owned 200 pairs of pants. A judge said portions of the Clark County ordinance were vague and subjected homeowners to intrusive inspections. Of course, he truly did make his mark in revolutionizing the casinos gambling operation by moving heavily into sports betting and hiring female dealers. Yes, Lefty was the ultimate multi-tasker. Rosenthal, who was once called "the greatest living expert on sports gambling" by Sports Illustrated, is credited with bringing increased exposure to sports betting to Las Vegas in the 1970s. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. Make sure that the file is a photo. Pileggi sees it the same way. Oops, something didn't work. There are no volunteers for this cemetery. McGee already had a daughter, Robin L. Marmor, from a previous marriage with ex-husband Lenny Marmor. Is there any wonder that they loved him? https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32565520/frank-lawrence-rosenthal. The . [13][pageneeded] However, in June 1990, Rosenthal won an unprecedented court ruling to have his name removed. Follow, Host of The "Bad" Brad Berkwitt Show. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty ImagesFrank Rosenthal adjusts his tie while refusing to answer questions before a Senate subcommittee on gambling and racketeering. Subscribe HERE. [1] Rosenthal's father also owned racehorses, whereby he became familiar with betting odds and percentages at a young age. According to Minelli, Rosenthal was the original owner. On April 5, 1979, only three days after the publication date on the Newsweek disco cover that Frank Rosenthal displays for the camera, Geri Rosenthal wrote to her daughter that he came home drunk the previous night, April 4, and choked her into unconsciousness. As manager of this memorial you can add or update the memorial using the Edit button below. He told Lefty about the story and that welching bookie. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? looking for autographs for Frank Rosenthal and Anthony Spilotro. This public notoriety was jeopardizing the skim that enriched mobsters in the Midwest. Found more than one record for entered Email, You need to confirm this account before you can sign in. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Meanwhile, authorities indicted Spilotro and a dozen other mobsters whod been making serious money off of these casinos. In the film, the Rosenthals only have one daughter, Amy, and in real life, McGee had three children. Everything had a price.. Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jane Ann Morrison later confirmed through her law enforcement sources what some mobsters sensed, that Rosenthal had been a Top Echelon federal informant. And with Spilotro referring to himself as Franks advisor and protector, the two became inextricably linked. [15] After his death, it was disclosed by Las Vegas Review-Journal reporter Jane Ann Morrison that Rosenthal had been a top echelon informant for the FBI, and his wife Geri was also an FBI informant.[16][17]. [11] The marriage ended in divorce in 1981, with Rosenthal attributing the failure primarily to McGee's inability to escape her dependence on alcohol and drugs. Her legs were bruised. That era, punctuated by the car bombing, resulted in several Midwestern mobsters being imprisoned a few years later in casino skimming trials. She and I are the only two people in the whole casino who arent on the floor. Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, gambler and gangster, died on October 13th, aged 79 . on the other team. He put up $5,000 also. A well-connected fellow.. [10][incomplete short citation], Rosenthal married Geri McGee on May 4, 1969. Independent sources confirmed. The shows first guest was Frank Sinatra. So each mob boss got $200,000 back for their $5,000 investment. Project: Viva Lost Vegas With his connections with Chicago Organized Crime, he was put in charge of running the casino at the recently-purchased Stardust Hotel, along with the Hacienda, Marina and Fremont Hotels, by Argent Corporation. His daughter with wife Jean Hazlewood, Anne Heath Widmark, an artist and author, married baseball legend Sandy Koufax on January 1, 1969. This plate shielded Rosenthal's body from most of the explosion's force. cemeteries found in Norfolk, St. Lawrence County, New York, USA will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Just that week, the April 2, 1979, edition of Newsweek magazine had come out, featuring singer Donna Summer on the cover with the headline Disco Takes Over. On camera, Rosenthal holds up a copy of that issue of the magazine. He died on . At the time, Frank Rosenthal was the overseer of four casinos in Las Vegas for Midwestern mob bosses, most notably the now-demolished Stardust, managing the skim, or the theft, of untaxed gambling revenue. Las Vegas housing market is heating up as cheap money fuels record prices and fast sales despite the coronavirus pandemics crushing effect on the economy. Copyright 2019 Las Vegas Review-Journal, Inc. | Privacy Policy | Terms of Service, Frank Lefty Rosenthal smokes a cigarette after a hearing in 1988 before the Nevada Gaming Commission in Carson City. Crime Figure. Try again later. Which memorial do you think is a duplicate of Frank Rosenthal (32565520)? After his death, it was revealed Rosenthal had been, talk about multi-tasking, an FBI informant. Due to this, Rosenthal was barred from racing establishments in Florida. @glennkirschner2 . The southwest Las Vegas Valley home, which used to belong to the Mtley Cre lead singer, is available for $2.7 million. There was never any question, Rosenthal later said. Official Account of (Activist) "Bad" Brad Berkwitt Simpson. McGee was found dead in Los Angeles a few weeks after the bombing due to a mysterious collapse that was officially ruled a drug overdose (details remain fuzzy). Goodman and Rosenthal lost, however, in the Nevada Supreme Court in 1991, and Rosenthal's ban was reinstated. The 3,266-square-foot house was priced at $835,000. [2] After being indicted as a conspirator on multiple sports bribery charges, Rosenthal moved the operation to North Bay Village in Miami, Florida, to avoid attention.[3]. He died on October 13, 2008 in Miami Beach, Florida, USA. The Chicago Outfit installed Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, a notorious bookmaker, to run the Stardust and oversee a large skimming operation. We both know it. Owned % of numerous casinos to include 51% of Thunderbird..My family lived there and would frequent there residence in Rancho ?? Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, Self: Underworld Histories. #MovingHumanityForward FBHOF Class of 2021 Inductee US Navy 20 Years & 28 Days #VetAgainstTrump. Failed to delete memorial. The first was that Frank Rosenthal put out a hit on Geri for her past misdeeds. Wyatt Redd is a freelance writer from Nashville, Tennessee. Failed to report flower. 7. In 1982, Frank Rosenthal was injured when his car exploded in the parking lot of a Tony Romas restaurant on East Sahara Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip. 6. After this look at Frank Rosenthal, the real-life Sam Rothstein, discover the true story of Henry Hill as well as other real-life Goodfellas like Tommy DeSimone and Jimmy The Gent Burke. based on information from your browser. A staff writer for All That's Interesting, Austin Harvey has also had work published with Discover Magazine, Giddy, and Lucid covering topics on mental health, sexual health, history, and sociology. Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, played by Robert De Niro, began his life as a career gambler, but eventually grew to run the Stardust Resort and Casino albeit without a gaming employee's license. He was. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Frank Lawrence Lefty Rosenthal I found on Findagrave.com. The co-host was professional dancer and Las Vegas resident Pam Payton. Rosenthal was denied a license because of his arrest record and his documented reputation as an organized crime associate,[9][incomplete short citation] particularly because of his boyhood friendship with Chicago mob enforcer Anthony Spilotro. The county says it can still issue licenses. His notoriety, however, made Chicago a bit too hot for comfort, and so he asked his old friend Frank Rosenthal if he could stay with him in Vegas for a time. Rosenthal's relationship with Chicago enforcer Anthony "the Ant" Spilotro is well-documented, both in print and in film. (Las Vegas Review-Journal), The metal front doors to keep the property secure during a tour of Lefty Rosenthal's former home on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. Miami Beach, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA. She died three days later at Cedars-Sinai hospital in Los Angeles. Was Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal's first choice to play the character based on him in Casino (1995). Larry Henry is a veteran print and broadcast journalist. The film takes some creative license with the facts and timeline, but is broadly accurate to Rosenthal's story and his relationship with Anthony Spilotro, on which the character Nicky Santoro (played by Joe Pesci) is based. SUPER RARE picture of Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal with his daughter Stephanie at a swim meet in 1982 .with thanks to Jason Graziano Bugsy Siegel Chicago Outfit Mafia Gangster Swim Meet Wise Guys Life Of Crime Al Capone Goodfellas Mobster More information . His daughter Stephanie was a superb swimmer and he made an attempt to enter her into the 1984 Olympic games (at the age of 11) but was unsuccessful. He invoked the Fifth Amendment 37 times and was never charged. But what is certain is that Spilotro and his Hole in the Wall Gang, including Frank Cullotta, soon proved to be uncontrollable killers. Universal PicturesThe character Sam Ace Rothstein from the 1995 film Casino was based on Frank Rosenthal. Lefty filed for divorce three days later. It features wall-mounted lanterns and planter boxes, a fountain, and storefront windows for eateries named after the owners kids. Frank Lefty Rosenthal received notoriety for attempting to bribe a New York University basketball player in 1963, which was a crime that he pled guilty to committing, and his close connections with organized crime figures. She was a Vegas showgirl and a hustler at a time when everyone in Vegas was in on a hustle. The character Sam Ace Rothstein from the 1995 film. At that point, Rosenthal said, I cant take my eyes off her. Frank Lefty Rosenthal is one of the more famous of Sin Citys mobsters thanks to the 1995 film, Casino, based upon Rosenthals career in Vegas. To view the video, click here. @CheriJacobus . Are you sure that you want to remove this flower? He didnt expect it to last long on the market this time, either. As for the Rosenthals, they split up several years before the Spilotro brothers were murdered and, separately, faced bleak moments of their own before dying on different coasts. Weve updated the security on the site. All in all, Frank Rosenthals moves helped send the Stardusts profits soaring. Lefty Rosenthal survived, but McGee and Spilotro did not. Rosenthal was represented in the hearing by future Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman. I just hope it wasnt with one of two guys.. She died three days later in a nearby hospital, only 46 years old. The 3,266-square-foot, three-bedroom historic Las Vegas Country Club residence was built in 1970. After the skim was exposed, Nevada gaming authorities placed Rosenthal in the Black Book, banning him for life from Nevada casinos. Former Las Vegas casino executive and mob-connected sports handicapper Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal has died at his Florida home at age 79. Who wanted mob frontman Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal dead? I had no idea who he was at first. Geraldine McGees life ultimately came to an untimely end when she was just 46 years old, found heavily drugged in the lobby of the Beverly Sunset Hotel with a lethal combination of cocaine, valium, and whiskey that killed her three days later. Along with uncertainty over who killed Benjamin Bugsy Siegel in 1947 and the 1975 disappearance of labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, the Rosenthal car bombing remains one of the top unsolved organized crime mysteries in the country. "My beat was the federal courthouse," said Rundell. Among the many candidates, Spilotro was thought to be involved in a 1982 attempt to kill Rosenthal by planting a bomb in Rosenthal's Cadillac. After leaving Rosenthal and stealing a portion of his savings, McGee died at a motel in Los Angeles on November 9, 1982, at age 46, of an apparent drug overdose. (L.E. 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Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. [7] While Rosenthal had dined at the Tony Roma's restaurant at 620 E. Sahara Avenue, a person or persons unknown placed the bomb in his car. Lem called a bookie, told him that he had heard that 3 top players, starters, were not playing that day, and he wanted to bet $10,000. Rosenthal, a Chicago Mob associate, ran the now-demolished Stardust hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip for Midwestern crime families that received untaxed gambling revenue skimmed from there and other resorts. Drag images here or select from your computer for Frank Lawrence Lefty Rosenthal memorial. But I was so attracted to her when I proposed, I thought I could build a nice family and a nice relationship. Spilotro's character, who was portrayed in the film Casino by Joe Pesci, was alleged to be involved in numerous murders from Chicago to Las Vegas. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. But I wasnt fooled. Learn more about managing a memorial . For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. Thats when I realized for the first time it hadnt been an accident, he told Pileggi. You just listen to bad agents in politics and the media that want you to think that term means something it doesnt. Eventually, he caught on that McGee was looking for connection elsewhere. Geri was in love with money, Frank Rosenthal recalled of his late wife. Feedback or questions? Another suspect in the car bombing is former Milwaukee crime boss Frank Mad Bomber Balistrieri. Rosenthal survived the explosion, but the message was clear: Someone wanted him dead. A whiz with numbers possessed of a Rain Man-like ability to calculate odds, Rosenthal was also a meticulous researcher who would get up early in the morning to study some 40 out-of-town newspapers in order to gather all the information he needed to make the odds just right. ). You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our @BadBradRSR . About a month after the car bombing, on Nov. 6, 1982 and only three years after the Jubilation disco-dance episode now on YouTube Geri Rosenthal, with bruises on her legs and liquor, drugs and tranquilizers in her system, stumbled into the lobby of the Beverly Sunset Motel, 8775 Sunset Blvd., at 4:35 a.m. and collapsed. After his death, it was revealed Rosenthal had been, talk about multi-tasking, an FBI informant. [8][incomplete short citation], In 1976, the FBI and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) discovered that Rosenthal was secretly running four large casinos without obtaining a state gaming license, holding a hearing to determine his legal ability to obtain a license. (L.E. If you interfere with any of the casino operations or try to undermine anything I want to do here, I represent to you that you will never leave this corporation alive., And there was indeed plenty of ruthlessness in Rosenthal. Like us on Facebook. though he won a brief reprieve from a judge whose daughter had enjoyed a cut-price wedding reception in a hotel . No further attempts were made. Moreover, of course, he learned about a crucial part of the sport: gambling. Frank Lawrence Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 October 13, 2008), also known as "Lefty" Rosenthal, was an American professional sports bettor, former Las Vegas casino executive, and organized crime associate. To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. It's priced. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @Left_Eye_Images, Owner Jim Morgan shows off some of the cool lighting preserved during a tour of Lefty Rosenthal's former home on Monday, Dec. 9, 2019, in Las Vegas. 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