Frank Rosenthal is best known as the central figure in a massive skimming operation run by Midwestern organized crime families with hidden interests in four Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s, a story depicted in the 1995 movie Casino. Brash and ruthless, Rosenthal oversaw the theft of millions in cash from the Stardust Hotel at the behest of the Chicago Outfit and with the aid of his boyhood friend, Mob enforcer Anthony “The Ant” Spilotro, until Nevada authorities forced him out in 1978.| The Mob Museum
Midwestern mobsters are viewed as key suspects in enduring 1982 mystery| The Mob Museum
Midwest crime syndicates skimmed millions from resort, a scheme that inspired the movie Casino| The Mob Museum
Ace Rothstein (Robert De Niro) is surrounded by the press at a Nevada Gaming Commission meeting portrayed in Casino. Rothstein’s...| The Mob Museum
Pileggi’s reporting led to screenplays for the classic films Goodfellas and Casino| The Mob Museum