Frank Rosenthal Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

Frank Lawrence Rosenthal (June 12, 1929 â€" October 13, 2008) was a

professional sports bettor, former Las Vegas casino executive, and

organized crime associate. Martin Scorsese's film Casino (1995) is

based on his career in Las Vegas.Rosenthal was born in Chicago in a

Jewish family and grew up in the city's West Side. As a youth,

Rosenthal learned sports betting in the bleachers of Wrigley Field and

would often skip classes to attend Chicago sporting events. His father

also owned racehorses whereby he became familiar with betting odds and

percentages at a young age. By the mid-1950s, Rosenthal was working

with the Chicago Outfit. Chosen for his expert odds-making ability,

Rosenthal ran the biggest illegal bookmaking office in the U.S. on

behalf of the Mafiaâ€"specifically, 'the Outfit'. Based in Cicero,

Illinois, under the guise of the Cicero Home Improvement company, the

Outfit and Rosenthal bought "contracts" from sports bribers to fix

sporting events.After being indicted as a conspirator on multiple

sports bribery charges, Rosenthal moved the operation to North Bay

Village in Miami, to avoid attention.

Frank Rosenthal Family, Real Name, Spouse, Profession, Eye Color, body stats, Feet Size, Wiki

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