how much of his success was his genius or was their circumstances and alot of luck that allowed him to land all that success
he had mob money behind him, that allowed him to buy politicans,and dictators.
frank costello did the same. no genius, just vast amounts of cash. bugsy siegel had mob money behind him when he went to vegas, and built the flamingo, starting las vegas as a mob stronghold, was he a genius, or just had mob money.
