If that is correct about Mike Genovese and Nicky Scarfo being related, I will check it out with Mike's son Michael for more confirmation. I would have thought he would have mentioned that to me, surprising.
If Scarfo went to Pittsburgh to set up video poker, he would have dealt with one of two guys. First, Pasquale "Patsy" Ferruccio (from Canton, OH) was the "mafia's video poker kingpin" and his vending company was one of the first in the country to invent video poker, Liberty Vending, which is son Rocco owns now. Also, Western PA's video poker kingpin was John "Duffy" Conley, a "High ranking" Pittsburgh mob associate who got into the business through Ferruccio. Check out these links:
***The only reason I would question the relationship between Scarfo and Genovese is because Mike Genovese basically was squeezing Joe Nistico for a bigger piece of his action, and for all intensive purposes, his book wasn't generating millions of dollars, as he was a small time operator. If Mike knew he was Nicky's brother in law, I wouldn't think that Nicky and Phil Leonetti would have had to come to Pittsburgh for a sit down that "Mike refused to be a part of" as he sent Chucky Porter, Louis Volpe and Joe Sica (Al D'Arco's cousin) on his behalf.
