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Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171322
04/07/02 06:41 PM
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Anthony Spilotro Offline OP
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Has anyone read this book? Is it any good? Who are the main characters? Do they have the same names as they had in the movie or are they the real life names of the characters (Rosenthal and Spilotro)?

I just ordered this book off of http://www.abebooks.com (thanks, Turi).


"Mio padre se chiamo Antonio Andolini, e questo è per te." - Robert De Niro to Giuseppe Sillato in The Godfather Part II.
Re: Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171323
04/07/02 11:42 PM
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I read it awhile ago and so I don't really remember it, but I do remember liking it. The name Rosenthal rings a bell, so I think that was the character's name in the book, I may be wrong.
But from what I remember, it's definately worth a read.


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Re: Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171324
04/08/02 06:21 PM
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Its got there real names in it Rosenthal,Spilotro and The girls name is Geri or something like that.


Leonard: I dont know. See, I have this condition.
Teddy: Well, I hope its not as serious as his, 'cos this guy's dead.
Re: Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171325
04/08/02 07:49 PM
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Thanx Don Palentino. I can't wait until I get this book.

STUPID FACT:

I ordered this book from the same town that The Blair Witch Project was set in: Burketsville, Maryland.


"Mio padre se chiamo Antonio Andolini, e questo è per te." - Robert De Niro to Giuseppe Sillato in The Godfather Part II.
Re: Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171326
04/09/02 08:19 AM
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I don't see why you're thanking me. I wish I recommended this book but I don't think I did.


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Re: Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171327
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Rosenthal has a website, it's 99.9% about gambling. It has pictures of his real wife (hot) and clips from his Vegas TV show with Sinatra, Ali and others. I couldn't get them to load and run though. He answers questions from readers but seems to totally avoid the mob aspect of his life story.

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In the movie he is Sam "Ace" Rothstein and in the book he is Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal. I'm reading it now but i think i liked "Wiseguy" better.


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Re: Casino: Love and Honor in Las Vegas #171329
04/14/02 08:03 PM
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I'm with Joe Gunch here. "Casino" was an ok read, but it wasn't as good as "Wiseguy." Still, if you liked the movie, "Casino," the book provides very good perspective.
Without question, THE best book to read about the Mob and Nevada is "The Black Book and the Mob" by Farrell and Case.


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