Spilotro was most definitely qualified to head the Outfit's interests in Vegas; he was relatively young and was chosen over other guys with more seniority which shows the confidence that the Outfit had in him. Nobody figured he would be as reckless as he was, though. Someone like Angelini may have been a better choice but he wasn't a guy who was particularly feared on the streets (aside from his connections) and he was too important to the Outfit's bookmaking interests back home to be sent out west.