Tony Spilotro: The Real Mobster Behind Casino

He was the most feared man in Las Vegas — until his own mob decided he was worth more dead than alive. Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro ran the muscle behind the Chicago Outfit's billion-dollar Las Vegas skim, built his own crew of thieves (the Hole in the Wall Gang), had an affair with his partner's wife, and became the face on Nevada's Black Book — until the same organization that made him decided he had become too dangerous to keep alive. This is the real story behind the Joe Pesci character in "Casino," and it's colder than the movie. More Chicago Outfit history — same crime family, a different era and a different ending: Giancana: The Mob Boss Who Owned JFK — Then Took 7 Bullets →    • Giancana: The Mob Boss Who Owned JFK — The...   CHAPTERS 00:00 The Body in the Cornfield 02:19 Las Vegas and the Billion-Dollar Skim 06:54 Tony the Ant Is Sent West 10:01 The Hole in the Wall Gang 14:34 Lefty, Geri, and the Affair 21:10 The Kansas City Wiretaps 26:00 The Outfit's Final Calculation 29:03 The Meeting in Bensenville 33:37 Aftermath: Family Secrets New true crime deep-dives every week — subscribe so you don't miss the next one. #TrueCrime #TonySpilotro #ChicagoOutfit #LasVegas