frankie the snitch?

Frank "Lefty" "The Snitch" Rosenthal? From the Las Vegas Review Journal:

'Lefty' Rosenthal was an FBI snitch
by JANE ANN MORRISON

Back before he was mayor of Las Vegas, when he was the city's leading mob attorney, Oscar Goodman insisted he didn't represent snitches.

He represented Frank Rosenthal. Now that Rosenthal is dead, three former law enforcement sources with first-hand knowledge confirmed what was long suspected. Lefty Rosenthal was an FBI informant, whether his attorney knew it or not.

While Rosenthal was alive, no one would confirm it. Nobody wanted to be the one who got Lefty whacked. Read more.

notorious vegas legend dies.

How on EARTH did I miss this? From the Los Angeles Times:

Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal dies at 79; sports betting expert inspired movie 'Casino'

Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal, the onetime Chicago bookmaker who ran four Las Vegas casinos in the 1970s and whose turbulent life and near-death experience with a car bomb inspired the movie "Casino," has died. He was 79.

Rosenthal, who was barred from casinos because of alleged mob ties, died of a heart attack Monday at his home in Miami Beach, a Fire-Rescue spokeswoman told the Associated Press.
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In the annals of Las Vegas/casino movies, Casino is easily one of my favorites.