Kyle Tequila
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Tony the Aunt Spolatro was a feared enforcer who rose to great power within the outfit.
Tony the Aunt Spolatro was a feared enforcer who rose to great power within the outfit.
In the 70s, he was sent to Las Vegas to head up the organization's ambitions in the growing casino industry.
In the 70s, he was sent to Las Vegas to head up the organization's ambitions in the growing casino industry.
He was famous for his short stature and even shorter temper.
He was famous for his short stature and even shorter temper.
He was violent and unpredictable, but ultimately successful in racking up huge earnings for the outfit. He was greedy and ambitious. He ran a gang of thieves who would break into hotel rooms, wealthy estates, and jewelry stores. Murder rates in Vegas had spiked to unprecedented levels since his arrival.
He was violent and unpredictable, but ultimately successful in racking up huge earnings for the outfit. He was greedy and ambitious. He ran a gang of thieves who would break into hotel rooms, wealthy estates, and jewelry stores. Murder rates in Vegas had spiked to unprecedented levels since his arrival.
By the end of the 1970s, Spolatro had become a loose cannon, and his illegal antics were becoming public knowledge and attracting heat from local and federal law enforcement.
By the end of the 1970s, Spolatro had become a loose cannon, and his illegal antics were becoming public knowledge and attracting heat from local and federal law enforcement.
In December of 1979, the Nevada Gaming Commission officially blacklisted Spolatro, which legally barred him from entering any of the state's casinos, the very ones it was his job to oversee. He would spend the next several years going back and forth from Vegas to Chicago, wreaking havoc and asserting his dominance wherever he could.
In December of 1979, the Nevada Gaming Commission officially blacklisted Spolatro, which legally barred him from entering any of the state's casinos, the very ones it was his job to oversee. He would spend the next several years going back and forth from Vegas to Chicago, wreaking havoc and asserting his dominance wherever he could.
But Ken never saw Tony again, and he never did end up taking over the club. But his reign of terror continued. In 1983, around the time he stuck a gun to Ken's forehead, he was tried for the brutal murder of two Chicago gang members.
But Ken never saw Tony again, and he never did end up taking over the club. But his reign of terror continued. In 1983, around the time he stuck a gun to Ken's forehead, he was tried for the brutal murder of two Chicago gang members.
But that charmed good luck was soon coming to an end. In 1986, the outfit had had enough of Tony the Ant Spolatro and his crew and orchestrated a mass hit of nearly a dozen mobsters, including Tony and his brother Michael. A hit made even more famous by its brutal depiction in the movie Casino.
But that charmed good luck was soon coming to an end. In 1986, the outfit had had enough of Tony the Ant Spolatro and his crew and orchestrated a mass hit of nearly a dozen mobsters, including Tony and his brother Michael. A hit made even more famous by its brutal depiction in the movie Casino.