is how he is willing to deal with crooks in order to run a clean operation.
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HijodelCid — 10 years ago(June 29, 2015 12:35 PM)
is how he is willing to deal with crooks in order to run a clean operation.
With his extraordinary efforts to make sure that nobody plays dirty in the casino, Rosenthal=Rothstein comes across as ruthless but honestyet he doesn't mind being sponsored by subhumans who not only are criminals, but have nothing but contempt for his Jewish identity.
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kag2 — 10 years ago(August 01, 2015 09:36 AM)
According to the book, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal (Ace Rothstein) was a mobbed up gambling expert from at least the 1950's. In the book CASINO by Nicholas Pileggi, the author describes how Lefty got the dope on pro and college sports games and race horses, so that he was able to bet successfully a majority of the time - and thus make lots of money for himself and mobsters who used his advice. The mob not only used him for information about good sports bets (and if with mob bosses your info better be good), but also to question other mobsters when their gambling operations were not producing as expected.
So even though he was Jewish, and not exactly a muscle man, as it says in the movie he was a cash register. -
theblackestmagic — 10 years ago(August 02, 2015 10:18 PM)
Do you really expect mobsters to be politically correct when it comes to other people's identity? That's obviously not what any of these guys are in 'buisness' for. I mean they clearly have no qualms at all about murdering anyone whose perceived as being an enemy, or who is viewed as a serious threat to their own organization and lifestyle. Why then would they have any problem whatsoever with hurling various racial or ethnic slurs at people, either friend or foe?
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HijodelCid — 10 years ago(December 30, 2015 11:25 PM)
My mother and her husband spent a vacation in LV, where they enjoyed the sights and the all-you-can-eat buffets. The one thing they did not do was gamble; they were too sensible to engage in something so potentially dangerous.
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jpowell180 — 9 years ago(April 03, 2016 11:32 AM)
I'm not a gambler, although I guess if I were in Vegas, I'd put a few quarters in the slots and maybe play a game of Blackjack (with tiny bets) just for the fun of it; I can understand if one lays big money on the tables how that could be viewed as a potential financial risk, but I'm not really sure what you mean by it being "potentially dangerous".
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HijodelCid — 9 years ago(April 03, 2016 12:10 PM)
My mother and her late husband lived in Florida, which meant that gambling debts could get them in trouble with the many mobsters in the Sunshine State. That is why my gambling is strictly confined to buying lotto tickets.
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kag2 — 9 years ago(January 23, 2017 05:43 PM)
During my one and only Vegas visit in 2003, I saw casinos passing out free blackjack strategy cards, and offering free gaming classes that taught you to play blackjack intelligently (no, they did NOT teach card counting).
Why? Maybe it's better for the casino to gain a long-term customer than to send them home broke, angry, and whining about losing badly. A happier customer who loses marginally probably comes back, bringing friends and family.
Consider that the house edge in blackjack is a bit less than 52-48%. A player sits down for 2-3 hours and plays. In that time, maybe he or she plays nearly 200 hands, winning 96 of them, and losing 103. At five dollars per hand, they lose $35, and maybe spend another $15 on drinks & food. A fun evening for roughly $50.
Compare the player's experience to his sister who goes to the movies, and his cousin who goes to the ballpark for fun. The sister spends $20 for a ticket and popcorn for her evening fun. His cousin spends maybe $30 to sit in the grandstand, $15 for beer and hot dogs, and if he drives, maybe $15 for parking - spending roughly $60 for his evening diversion.