His greatest achievement was putting equal amounts of blueberries in every muffin.
@nealjabr7916
2 жыл бұрын
U know how long thats gonna take?
@pedromolina9558
2 жыл бұрын
Lmfao
@criscase6632
2 жыл бұрын
And he didn't care how long it would take
@dx3385
2 жыл бұрын
Lol
@MoejiiOsmanTV
2 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@cjrrun
6 ай бұрын
You can tell he's always in control of what he's saying. He expected every line of questioning and had an answer. Most were non answers. Very highly intelligent person
@mikehiggins2694
Ай бұрын
A man who beats his wife the way he did has no control, and very limited intelligence.
@AlphonseWeebay
24 күн бұрын
Had they asked him about the code name Achilles he’d have come unstuck
@Micheal-Knight-
20 күн бұрын
@AlphonseWeebay?
@Themanwhosaidsorry
7 күн бұрын
@@Micheal-Knight-Achilles was Rosenthal's codename while serving as an informant for the fbi.
@Micheal-Knight-
7 күн бұрын
@@Themanwhosaidsorry is this evidenced?
@TonyVerrazano
2 жыл бұрын
This guy is extremely street smart. Knows how to keep his mouth shut. Made more money than most of us will see in a lifetime. Very old school. Great interview.
@PS987654321PS
2 жыл бұрын
Keeping your mouth shut doesn’t help the working class. It only helps rich people. He’s more of a self serving cretin than a man of integrity and honor.
@thomasrussell4674
Жыл бұрын
@@PS987654321PS I don't blame individuals like this for the background they come from, but you are absolutely correct that the supposed "values" of organised crime are the complete opposite of any that would actually help working class people. It's no wonder that Hollywood tries to make people idolise the mafia because it tries to turn people from a community into competing selfish individualists.
@Gabriel-br4qe
9 ай бұрын
@@PS987654321PS as were the mobsters he hanged out with
@sashazab3710
8 ай бұрын
What you talking about? You talking like commie parteigenosse in my country 33 years ago. Every smart person, spetialy who knew very much about politics, criminals and big money world should very good thinking before open mouth. Who had mouth without brains in world of influence and money have many problems
@tron9137
8 ай бұрын
He also was a FBI informant code named "Achilles."
@jessemonster7292
3 жыл бұрын
He should have taken the food and beverage job.
@garrettwilson2626
3 жыл бұрын
Especially without going on television.
@jessemonster7292
3 жыл бұрын
@VAcreeper2020 my thoughts exactly, he WANTED TO GO ON FUCKIN' TELEVISION!! 📺
@chrissaenz6213
3 жыл бұрын
You're a funny guy.
@tiffanyh1274
3 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂
@shack7631
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrissaenz6213 Funny how? Do I amuse you?
@davidwirth2716
2 жыл бұрын
Lefty is articulate , but he is definitely holding back in this interview against the mob.
@shack7631
2 жыл бұрын
I agree. It's what he doesn't say is more interesting. Nice deflect calling the state officials the real orginised criminals.
@tfe423
2 жыл бұрын
Yea i thought the same thing . Comes across as very intelligent and knows how to answer questions without really answering them .
@bluesky6985
2 жыл бұрын
@@shack7631 They are criminals. Government is the biggest organized crime there is.
@bluesky6985
2 жыл бұрын
Like denying the skim that everyone knows was happening
@lprophit
2 жыл бұрын
he already got blown up once ! give the man a break..
@justamangoddamn
2 жыл бұрын
He was portrayed as an insanely sharp man with extreme discipline who had a heart.
@Gabriel-br4qe
Жыл бұрын
@@ohio tbf the point was to make the casinos as profitable as possible for the skim and his methods were surely effective
@JoeRogansForehead
3 ай бұрын
He didn’t want to be known as a violent criminal. Even being friends with Tony apilotro is a bad look , even when you try to stop him the whole movie .
@zachhi89
3 жыл бұрын
Lefty lives in my head rent-free. I’ve read the book twice and seen the movie a dozen times, one of my favourite movies ever
@fungus_am0nguz644
2 жыл бұрын
What other interesting stories does Lefty has on that book?? hehe sell it to me, im up for a good bio book.
@patrickbateman9204
2 жыл бұрын
What is it about “The Irishman” you find so appealing? I’m not being condescending I’m genuinely curious as a huge Scorsese fan. Seems like it’s a love it or hate it movie and I hated it tbh. Curious what elements of it you found so entertaining? Not insulting your taste, just genuinely curious.
@zachhi89
2 жыл бұрын
@@patrickbateman9204 I hated the Irishman movie
@patrickbateman9204
2 жыл бұрын
@@zachhi89 Misread your comment, oops. Agreed I hated it with a passion, the scene where De Niro “beats up” the shopkeep… cringe.
@miamitten1123
2 жыл бұрын
@@zachhi89 is the book 📖 that good?
@markwinchester3005
2 жыл бұрын
I spoke to Mr Rosenthal once. No nonsense, no BS kinda guy. No joking all business.
@michaelschneider8656
2 ай бұрын
I worked for him in Boca at a bar and restaurant called croc's the summer before I went to law school. I was working there the night of the OJ Simpson slow white bronco chase. He always tipped the staff directly, especially on slow nights. He said if you can survive a summer as a restauranteur in south Florida you might be accused of being a genius. This was back when the business was much more seasonal. Good boss. DeNiro came into the bar one night that was a fun night. Also watching and listening to this reminds me how fucking smart he was. He really was the smartest guy in the room.
@Robert-tj3qq
2 ай бұрын
Swindler
@jk-76
2 ай бұрын
@@Robert-tj3qq Smart swindler
@cheryl-bn4zh
2 ай бұрын
That is so neat!! Can you tell us more about him? Did you ever meet his son or daughter? How long did you work for him?
@Venmaylove
Ай бұрын
@@cheryl-bn4zhI am his daughters cat. She's a fantastic swimmer and swimming coach. Feeds me gourmet. The other cats live like regular schmucks. Thank you, Stephanie.
@tw364
2 жыл бұрын
A far more intelligent, cunning and nuanced individual than the fictional character portrayed by DeNiro. A very shrewd and creative operator.
@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available
2 жыл бұрын
De Niro is a ninkampoop in real life. He doesn't have the necessary IQ to even attempt to portray someone that intelligent.
@yoyo762
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available De Niro would have to rise to achieve ninkampoop level.
@mikeprima6914
2 жыл бұрын
@@ThisHandleWasTheOnly1Available maby a nitwit but he is very rich atleast his bankaccount is bigger than ours
Really sharp guy you can tell he answers all the questions very carefully
@miri9885
2 жыл бұрын
Highly impressed on how he presents himself! Smart, Articulate, and Cool as ice.
@billl1127
2 жыл бұрын
And convincingly full of shit.
@benkeel2966
2 жыл бұрын
This guy has so much class. I bet his kids love him.
@paulden3158
2 жыл бұрын
Or hated
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
Never around, how's that going to work.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
He says that verbatim 3:00
@bacchuslax7967
2 жыл бұрын
What an example of being articulate and eloquent. Such a seasoned professional.
@davidjohnson5146
2 жыл бұрын
I worked for FR in the early 80's at the Hacienda Hotel. FR was a true people person. Memories are truly forever. RIP FR!
@goldshieldinthedark
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah I heard from an ex-dealer from Vegas that FR was actually really nice person. 👌
@davidjohnson5146
2 жыл бұрын
@FlyingMonkey916 I was a 21 and craps dealer for a couple of years. Then I was a floor person in the pit.
@jasonantigua6825
2 жыл бұрын
@@davidjohnson5146 Man I bet you could tell a few stories!
@goldcoastslim2117
2 жыл бұрын
i also worked for him at the stardust hotel !
@davidjohnson5146
2 жыл бұрын
@@goldcoastslim2117 Merry Christmas! How are you doing. Very Nice. What an experience you had i am sure. What years did you work there
@patf1288
3 жыл бұрын
"But in the end, we f***** it all up, it should have been so sweet too, but it turned out to be the last time street guys like us were ever given anything that f****** valuable ever again"
@casandrabullock9497
5 ай бұрын
Very true!
2 ай бұрын
Instead, it was given to guys like Joe Biden...
@unfgreen
2 ай бұрын
Great line
@kevinmurphy3464
6 ай бұрын
This was an excellent interview. Just listening to him speak, you can understand why he was so successful. Street smart, intelligent, cunning, polite, and plays with his cards very close to his chest. Good job by the interviewer by asking relevant questions and smart enough to stop talking and just listen.
@roymarksberry4152
2 жыл бұрын
He's a class act about saying something negative about the mother of his children
@mneugent7658
2 жыл бұрын
Oh he definitely "said" she was banging Spilotro. But you're right, he did it in a classy way.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
He slept w her before Lefty ever even met her.
@clezellwesley5823
6 ай бұрын
Mother of their child dum ass
@badapple9482
3 жыл бұрын
The fact that he chose to marry a woman with so much baggage while trying to blend in and then do a TV show poking the local est. in the eye tells me he is human and got caught up in the lights.
@billl1127
2 жыл бұрын
Funny how brilliant men lose all sense of intelligence when it comes to women
@badapple9482
2 жыл бұрын
@@billl1127 You can be smart but you can't be smart about everything, somethings have to be learned.
@erichaynes7502
2 жыл бұрын
@@billl1127 Yep, I can attest to that lol. In your 20's it's understandable but after age 30 men should know better..but most don't..heck, most NEVER learn.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
Hot people are either extremely selfish/self absorbed, or completely insane. RARELY seen anything else!
@marknewton6984
7 ай бұрын
@billl1127Yeah, very funny!😮
@ericmcgowan1993
Жыл бұрын
His eyes are shifting around a lot. He's thinking a lot rather than giving straight answers
@balancedactguy
3 жыл бұрын
Frank seems like an Intelligent and Classy Gentleman!
@eyenfinityface-thecosmiclo2717
3 жыл бұрын
Classyness, intelligence and self-awareness of ones own ignorance seems to be a hell of alot scarcer today (classyness for sure). 🖖
@balancedactguy
3 жыл бұрын
@@eyenfinityface-thecosmiclo2717 Yes!...and Common Sense seems to be lacking along side all that too!.
@henryharris3431
3 жыл бұрын
He beat his wife
@balancedactguy
3 жыл бұрын
@@henryharris3431 You mean like you saw in the Movie?
@DaxSports1
3 жыл бұрын
@@balancedactguy No they didn't show that at all. He beat her cheated on her. And he wasn't just kind of an asshole to his staff like Deniro was. He was A HUGE ASSHOLE TO HIS STAFF. And even worse HE WAS AN FBI INFORMANT ALL ALONG.
@apogeedata
2 жыл бұрын
He changed the way blueberry muffins I made to this day he’s in the blueberry muffin Hall of Fame
@tonyDa2Lo
7 ай бұрын
Lefty is as old school as it got... Respect
@Cccc-ky4vq
2 жыл бұрын
Absolute gentleman the good old days
@Robdigg1
2 жыл бұрын
Fucked everything up.... He should've just took the food & beverage title..🤣
@Trple777
Жыл бұрын
A big round of applause for what he said about organized crime in Las Vegas. They are the true mafia to this day.
@rrt4511
2 жыл бұрын
The same amount blueberries in every muffin
@joecurmaci5880
2 жыл бұрын
I worked under Gordon when Eric at the Concord hotel in the Catskills I never saw a man command such authority with no fear of anything whatsoever it was absolutely something to witness
@mikeywhispers1588
2 жыл бұрын
Whose Gordon and Eric?
@hrafnofthule5962
6 ай бұрын
@@mikeywhispers1588the goofers.
@Paul5520
2 жыл бұрын
Well rehearsed & well delivered !
@cogen651
3 жыл бұрын
What a piece of work
@CantLoseHerHere
2 жыл бұрын
De Niro captured the framework of this gentleman, without making him a caricature, or by today's habits, a sort of meme.
@DavidKing-jx3sg
2 жыл бұрын
One of the lone survivors of that era .
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
Dead since 2008, I think, what do you mean?
@NoStreetBs
3 жыл бұрын
Probably the wisest wiseguy ever.
@caligulapontifex5759
3 жыл бұрын
He's up there, but Meyer Lansky was better in my books.
@galoon
3 жыл бұрын
@@caligulapontifex5759 Lansky was the king of the skim--until, as he said, bigger gangsters than him came on the scene!
@Revolver1981
3 жыл бұрын
He wasn't a wiseguy you fool.
@giannirusso8406
3 жыл бұрын
He and his ex wife were both FBI informants.. that’s why he never did serious time.
@quinnrivera5075
2 жыл бұрын
Lansky , Lefty, Murray the Camel Humphreys from Chicago. Brilliant men.
@prowlie
2 жыл бұрын
De Niro was 'gonna try'... to everyone that says De Niro does the same character everytime... he got him really well... his mannerisms and the rhythm to how he talks... De Niro got his 'character' really well
@zackmac5917
2 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. After Goodfellas, I kind of just expected DeNiro to just play a similar character. But he got this one down really well. Amazing performance.
@ChrisJohnson-hk6es
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!! I am just seeing this! He was as sharp as a sword! Many would say he was dirty back in the Vegas mob days!! But make no mistake about it, modern day execs are old time Lefty Rosenthal's of today. This was a great interview. The man is very articulate and carefully words his answers.
@volvol1
Жыл бұрын
I look at this video one year after my first post and am stilled awed by this man's intelligence. I wish I had half his brain.
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
Minus the stupidity of trying to make a drug addicted ho into a wife and mother, I guess...
@BigDogRidgeback
6 ай бұрын
I cant comment because i gota pick up the papers pick up the papers🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@brentramsey
3 ай бұрын
Jimmy 2 x! Epic!
@seanburns1955
3 жыл бұрын
What a smart classy guy this man was. RIP.
@jroberts918
2 жыл бұрын
FBI informant. That's how he survived.
@khristionlouvatin6874
4 ай бұрын
Do you truly believe that?
@jeannietarantola8173
2 жыл бұрын
I didn't know until just a week ago after watching the whitey Bolger for the tenth time. Lefty was an FBI informant.
@daniels.2720
2 жыл бұрын
Just like Whitey was...
@colinmclaughlin9047
Жыл бұрын
@@daniels.2720 Just like hundreds of them were. The 80s rico indictments had everyone flipping on everyone. Italians wish they could have had the NY FBI in their pocket like Whitey did Bostons.
@gillanstewart2270
2 жыл бұрын
Old school gentleman, not a word out of place. Would of loved to say in private with him and heard his real story.
@E-Kat
Жыл бұрын
" Kind of " does not have a place in intelligent conversation. So, plenty of words out of place. 👎 I'm not going to benefit from listening to this pointless conversation with man who thinks he's above everyone else. One can tell this in the very first few minutes; this emanates from him and I'm not impressed .
@cantona7449
2 жыл бұрын
I love the way he talks - a lesson in how to conduct yourself
@redskins17084
2 жыл бұрын
Dead on
@joed2818
2 жыл бұрын
Very relaxing voice and demeanor
@Predators--cz2fb
Жыл бұрын
This was a very intelligent man, he wasn't stupid by any stretch. Very clever, very street smart. Which explains why he was never touched after he escaped his car explosion and kept his mouth shut until the day he died. It's pretty obvious that Franks refusal to co operate with the feds kept him alive at out of the cross hairs of the Chicago mob.
@djslowtunes
11 ай бұрын
Then why was it said he was a top echelon of an FBI informant
@Predators--cz2fb
9 ай бұрын
@@djslowtunes That's the key thing. It was SAID. Just because it was said that doesn't instantaneously make it true. If I said you beat your girl and you didn't would that automatically make you a woman beater? Obviously it wouldn't. What we know as the truth and what we simply know as rumor are two different things. The FBI never made any acknowledgment that Frank Rosenthal was ever on any FBI program that I am aware of and never gave evidence in a Chicago court against the mob during the family secrets trial. And Rosenthal KNEW what was going on in certain Vegas Casino's with the skim. However it was world wide news that fellow mobsters such as Frank Calabrese and Frank Cullota WERE protected by the FBI. I think if Leftie was too we would have known about it by now. It's not like it matters anymore since they are all dead now.
@PAPITO_49
3 жыл бұрын
He jump on my ass once after getting down trying to see my hole card while I was dealing 21 at the Stardust casino in 1973.
@benallmark9671
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting, what other good stories ya got from those days ?
@sparkymcplumpthepolydactyl2079
2 жыл бұрын
I saw that scene in Casino too
@takerdust
2 жыл бұрын
how were the Blueberry muffins?
@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
7 ай бұрын
Well, he was right...
@khristionlouvatin6874
4 ай бұрын
@russell9206 I hope your not lying on the internet
@Dhi-fe5eu
2 жыл бұрын
There was skimming. That’s why they put him there.
@DixiePokerAce
2 жыл бұрын
It was considered "leakage".
@PlutoTheGod
2 жыл бұрын
This is the difference between a street thug like some of the low level mob guys were vs a gangster / criminal with some class and eloquence to them. He didn’t even have a bad word to say about his ex wife
@colinmclaughlin9047
2 жыл бұрын
Some class act. 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
@DavidKing-jx3sg
2 жыл бұрын
Very clever man Not many professional gamblers survive to live comfortably
@QuantumEffectResidue
2 жыл бұрын
This was about 25 years ago, because the announcer said " recently a movie came out about you and your life, etc. Casino was released in 1995.
@ddmarty
2 жыл бұрын
I thought it was "...a movie is about to come out...and De Niro is going to play you" to which Lefty says "He's going to try." I'm thinking if the movie were already out, he'd already have an opinion. But that's just my opinion.
@ronlen5688
7 ай бұрын
1994
@jeffk8247
2 жыл бұрын
Smart guy answered the questions very elegantly
@anjelromero4608
2 жыл бұрын
My family owned the barbershops at Caesars Palace, The Dunes, Stardust, and Desert Inn at this time and It was a fun time being a kid I could only imagine how it was for my uncles and father.
@jasonantigua6825
2 жыл бұрын
You need to get in touch with me! My family supplied those barbers!
@DOOMSDAYD-KILLS-EVERYONE
2 жыл бұрын
Can I buy some stuff off your family
@billyballs6677
2 жыл бұрын
You just made that up
@khristionlouvatin6874
4 ай бұрын
@@billyballs6677I really hope he is not lying on the internet
@trissloan2340
2 жыл бұрын
Frank looked 60 yrs. old in 1960.
@josephsierzengaIV
2 жыл бұрын
He didn’t “come out” and sell his story until Tony Accardo was dead and Joey Aiuppa was locked away for life!💯
@safpsy
2 жыл бұрын
He did not receive any money for talking to Nicholas Pileggi
@zimzimma5688
2 жыл бұрын
These edge gamblers who consistently beat the game/sportsbook/house are always ridiculously clever people. It's fascinating, they kind of remind me of those genius level IQ kids that do bad in school because it so easy to them that it's boring and they just refuse to engage with it. These guys could probably be doing any super high paying legit job they set their minds to, but yet they choose to try make a living beating a game that's set up to be unbeatable.
@Browncoyote
2 жыл бұрын
I agree mostly. The game is rigged. "Get up and fight."
@jfamo3552
2 жыл бұрын
You understand that you cant break in. There are loads of people of incredible capability that are seen a mile off and will never break in legit. Why do you think the italians or any crime family did what they did.. originally? Because they would never be allowed in to the waspy structure that existed here from the 1600s. Anywhere there is power..it is ubiquitous. That's why you see investment bankers with a brother in the CIA and as family tied in to law enforcement or the military or some political office. Supposedly we live it or democracy but it doesn't function as it appears
@magnificentmuttley2084
Жыл бұрын
Hey Zim, I agree with you completely. With the words you used there you might just as easily have been describing Meyer Lansky. Another genius, particularly when it came to gambling.
@tannerlane9669
6 ай бұрын
Not unbeatable but I get what you mean
@Godshonestruth
2 жыл бұрын
I am looking at photos of Lefty all over the net. I swear to you he looks younger here than he did in the 60s and 70s. Its TRULY wild!! He used to comb his receding hairline back and now that its forward, he looks younger now than he did in 1965. My mind is blown! Even the photo as hes adjusting his tie in 1961.
@colinmclaughlin9047
2 жыл бұрын
There is no "now". He died in 2008, this interview is old.
@Godshonestruth
2 жыл бұрын
@@colinmclaughlin9047 I am aware of that. Now meaning 2008. My comment still stands.
@erichaynes7502
2 жыл бұрын
A lot of makeup, lighting, soft lens, hair stylist, nice shirt. Just like Vegas it's fugazi.
@BillyDee159
2 жыл бұрын
Class act, off the charts smart, superb gambler, smooth operator.
@erichaynes7502
2 жыл бұрын
Frank was a scumbag who tried to come off as classy.
@tonytaranto7886
Жыл бұрын
No doubt
2 ай бұрын
There is a part of the puzzle many people do not know. Allan Glick ("clean face") was good friends with Frank Balistreri's son (the lawyer). Allen Glick was the face of the Stardust, in return for the $60 million Teamsters loan. Frank Balistreri made Glick sign over %10 to each of his sons to take effect 3-5 years up the road. Frank Balistreri hired Lefty to oversee the Casino-he hired several other Milwaukee hoods as well. Meaning Frank Balistreri of Milwaukee was the Don behind the skim, not a New York other East Coast family. That fact remains hidden.
@jonhammer7109
2 жыл бұрын
30 blueberries per muffin ..not 29. I have a boss like that.
@bobbywoods684
2 жыл бұрын
What about this, Frank? "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."
@chadmichael03
2 жыл бұрын
The big giveaway in this interview is he says the witness protection program offered him land and life on the French Riviera, lol, that he turned down. They don't/can't offer that kind of thing
@willleon9165
2 жыл бұрын
Media and FBI have done that with others in past like neil dellacroce with no evidence or anything to back it up Lefty's well suspect like 😂😂 Who knows he might have been FBI agent instead of informer😂😂 Public's only mostly given bullshit about what's happening in world😂😂
@JECKBLADE425
3 жыл бұрын
We're the only winners. The players don't stand a chance.
@alanfox691
2 жыл бұрын
That's always the story as far as any kind of gambling even he in the U.K. they only let you win now & again just enough to keep people coming back time & time again but they very, very rarely give up the really big money. Personally I only gamble once in a blue moon & it needs to be only a Sports event & I also need to really believe in the bet heart & soul or why other in the first place. The last time I had a bet was on the 2018 Football ( Soccer) World Cup Final & it was the total number of goals in the game & it came up it was a desent win but nothing spectacular. Keep Safe.
@jasonantigua6825
2 жыл бұрын
Always 60/40 in their favour!!!
@willleon9165
2 жыл бұрын
You can make a good living from some gambling betting if yer know what your doing... just takes lot of discipline long hours And sacrifice 😂😂 And betting amounts that don't attract attention. It ain't no easy way to make money really. Only certain people could hack the lifestyle. It's more than a job like being a boxer or bodybuilder etc. Runs yer Life
@newbritainpauly4841
Жыл бұрын
All he ever wanted was an equal amount of blueberries in each muffin 😂 wish he was still around to do a tell-all life story podcast, imagine all the crazy stories he must have...
@erics362
7 ай бұрын
You don't buy me out. I buy you out.
@kevindouglas5333
2 жыл бұрын
Liars tend to blink more because lying is stressful. ... People tend to blink more rapidly when they become nervous or when they hear or see something unpleasant
@kentgrady9226
2 жыл бұрын
If he had moved to New Jersey, Uncle June definitely would have told Frank that he had the makings of a varsity athlete.
@giannirusso8406
3 жыл бұрын
Makes sense now how he never did serious time, he and his ex wife were FBI informants
@joeblow7407
2 жыл бұрын
Lefty is a verrry sharp articulate guy......He was in Vegas as a representative of the OUTFIT in Chicago........Its that simple......He was a mobbed up guy.......and a genius at gambling.........Legendary guy!!!!
@michaelwilliams714
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview! Very well read individual!
@shaneb4576
2 жыл бұрын
You know this guy had some stories he could’ve told. Old school guy. He didn’t feel the need to talk shit about anybody, even if they did do him dirty.
@malachi-
2 жыл бұрын
Harry Reid just died, he was on the take, of course. kzitem.info/news/bejne/k6Nn3X6En6Zlgno
@billl1127
2 жыл бұрын
He's not going to stir things up by talking about anyone. The mob was leaving him alone at that point. Why piss them off?
@redskins17084
2 жыл бұрын
Smart guy in every way .
@davidchavez8808
3 жыл бұрын
Very well spoken and intelligent earner this guy right here. Not bad not bad at all. God Bless you always
@jo-we6696
7 ай бұрын
What a classy guy, the way he answers each question and conducts himself. He was connected which helped his position in Vegas but he will never say so. Even after being blown up. Stand up guy
@antwan0201
Жыл бұрын
whats wild is how he spilled these stories while continuing life without going into witsec
@randyjames693
2 жыл бұрын
Very interesting, I always wondered how Lefty became the head of the Casino. He probably could have risen to the top of a lot of business.
@rudistorm3348
2 жыл бұрын
Not really he was an expert gambler that was his only niche.
@randyjames693
2 жыл бұрын
@@rudistorm3348 He ran successful bars and restaurants as well....dudes IQ and focus were off the charts.
@rudistorm3348
2 жыл бұрын
@@randyjames693 yes I ate ate at one of his restaurants. There were way too much blueberries in my muffin.
@randyjames693
2 жыл бұрын
@@rudistorm3348 They busted up the Cooks hand with a hammer for not putting enough in the muffin. Then they popped the waiter's eye out of his skull for wanting to only serve muffin tops.
@rudistorm3348
2 жыл бұрын
@@randyjames693 😆 lol
@tw5139
7 ай бұрын
In the Nick Calabrese testimony, he mentioned that Michael Spilotro had access to explosives and used them on occasion. Since he was in Vegas at that time, he probably had a hand in it.
@JoeRogansForehead
3 ай бұрын
If he was born today he woulda been a legal citizen betting on his phone
@mrglock2313
2 жыл бұрын
Lefty was smart, hence his rise. He knew what to say and how to say it.
@lukechristinelinn6062
26 күн бұрын
I see why they called him lefty. His left shoulder moves when he talks.
@robo2901
Жыл бұрын
The guy's obviously intelligent, articulate, was good at the jobs he undertook, made money for the investors and has loyalty and class. Not speaking ill of the dead and/or of his ex-wife and the mother of his children. I have a new respect for him after this interview. Not a lot of old men in the mob so I'm inclined to believe he was making money for investors who may have been bad men however their concern was the business, which was why they employed him.
@RonnieMinh
Ай бұрын
I worked with Frank at the Stardust when he ran the Baccarat table.
@astolatpere11
5 ай бұрын
Fascinating interview!
@caeserornothing
5 ай бұрын
If you read the book which casino is based on you understand how clever this guy was, basically a gambling genius a savant, how rough his relationship really was with the sharon stone character and how tight he was with the chicago bosses
@chriswilgus165
2 жыл бұрын
A yes or no answer is usually accepted.
@Ray58able
2 жыл бұрын
What a class act. This guy is nothing but class.
@STONESGAM
2 жыл бұрын
He was smart enough to downplay and not mention any of his Chicago organized crime connections. He got the message clearly after he escaped the car bombing and knew he was lucky to be alive.
@colinmclaughlin9047
2 жыл бұрын
He was already singing. 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
@mathewmcdonald3657
2 жыл бұрын
colin mclaughlin The feds learned from the mob and took it over.
@colinmclaughlin9047
2 жыл бұрын
@@mathewmcdonald3657 Absolutely. There should be a RICO case against our own Government.
@STONESGAM
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have read that. Being from Milwaukee I heard the guy who may have ordered the car bombing was Milwaukee Boss Frank Balistreri. He was one of the rare bosses who regularly used car bombs and he was heavily involved with the skim. He would have likely needed the Outfits permission to do something like that but he apparently blamed Rosenthal for his own legal troubles and has heavy tied to Chicago. He allegedly used a few Chicago hitmen to get rid of a couple of his of own rivals back in the day and they were spotted by the Milwaukee FBI in the area before the hits. You can tell from this interview though that "Lefty" was very precise and highly intelligent. I could totally see him being a master sports handicapper and huge earner.
@johnmycroft3065
6 ай бұрын
That he is alive is a miracle he made the mob millions
@fishypictures
5 ай бұрын
This OG has ice water in his veins. He’s open but not open. Calculating man. I like his answers.
@cato451
2 ай бұрын
I have never looked at a blueberry muffin the same since seeing Casino.
@mattgrey1373
Ай бұрын
My either
@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024
2 жыл бұрын
Now I see why Frank Cullotta didn't care for lefty at all. This guy annoys me too... he literally wrote or did nothin. They paid him 500 large to sit home, and stay home during the entirety of the film production.
@Grace-tc1lq
2 жыл бұрын
So….the point? He’s smart enough to do a great deal? Sounds a bit like Frank may have had a jealous streak.
@caiuspostumiusturrinus1024
2 жыл бұрын
@@Grace-tc1lq Casino was made because of Frank not lefty.
@thegrievancegordieshow9882
2 жыл бұрын
“the level of theft” coming from me in the Casinos was manageable but once I gave up the drunk tank for UNLV it was all over for me (Silvermining Playbook excerpt) I once tried to slip a $50 bill off the bar next to two line backer sized gents in black shoes with white socks for chrisakes I mean I wasn’t trying to be Mean Joe Green at 160 some odd pounds I tangoed around a bit mostly slipping thru their clutches like the yoke escaping a cracked shell but I was still fried be it sunny side up or scrambled I never did it for the dough I never did it cause I thought I could do it I did it just because And that’s the saddest truth of all The boredom and lack of love in my life allowed for me to live dangerously Live by the seat of my pants as I heard ‘em say on occasion Nowadays I’m the best writer this side of Lake St Clair but I’m here to tell ya It wasn’t worth it Not one lousy day Not on decent lay As I sit here alone in a motel on the outskirts of Detroit but it sure did have its moments
@Godshonestruth
2 жыл бұрын
What is this from?
@akumauluka831
2 жыл бұрын
Frank is intelligent for not getting convicted.
@zitherzon2121
2 жыл бұрын
Frank Balistrieri (AKA Mr. Big and The Mad Bomber) hired Lefty here to run the casinos. Agent Donny Brasco called Balistieri, "The scariest man I ever met in the mob.
@abbykay4439
9 ай бұрын
This man is not stupid ,that's why he's lasted so long. 👯♂️👯♂️[[•|•]]✨🚬🤵🏼♂️✨⛲
@rub3nski
2 жыл бұрын
this is like senate hearing
@tonycalandra3394
2 жыл бұрын
It's a pity he didn't ask if the meeting in the desert between him and spilotro took place for real...
@5eurocups2005
6 ай бұрын
"He's juggling"
@JoshuaSandusky
3 жыл бұрын
Weird not seeing George Knapp do the interview. But it was a great interview nonetheless.
@sherryjones1404
2 жыл бұрын
George Knapp would have been a lot tougher on FR. This guy just accepted all that Rosentral said. A lot of which was untrue!
@quinnrivera5075
2 жыл бұрын
John Drummond, the reporter is from Chicago . He knew all these guys on a personal level. It’s probably the only reason Lefty gave him the interview.
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