What about the Philly bookmaker who was massive but not aligned with CN due to political/LE connectoons?! Apparently scarfo thought of tapping him up but thought against it in the end. That is a fascinating story for you NYM considering how wealthy/successful the guy was!
Are you talking about the famous bookmaker out of Philly by the name of Joseph (Joe Vito) Mastronardo? He was the son-in-law of ex-Philadelphia police chief/turned Mayor, Frank Rizzo.
I wrote a very extensive biography detailing Mastronardo's life and career. He was a very interesting guy - and a top bookie also.
If you're interested, it can be found on our website.
