He shouldn't have sent somebody like Spilotro at all, regardless of his friendship with "the golden jew."
I have heard from people in Chicago that Spilotro was pretty much a nobody and would have never been known if it wasn't for Casino (and the book). I just think they could have sent somebody more responsible and/or trusted to oversee such a big racket.
I always wondered about that myself, he never had the class or the brains to handle the interest of the outfit in las vegas,
from the moment he got there he had them in hot water. he was a horrible choice, who put him there?
Meant to quote Malandrino only, but eh, whatever, this is intended for his Spilotro comments. Tony Spilotro was well respected in Chicago, him and his brother, but his brother wasn't made. All of the Spilotro brothers were real respected in the street according to accounts, the oldest brother was supposedly the toughest, weird since he was the only one who strayed from a life of organized crime. But anyway, Spilotro was respected in Chicago and was qualified to look after Vegas, he was big enough in stature and didn't mess around. Accardo definitely wouldn't have sent some two bit soldier who just got his button. I suppose you had to be trusted to be handed a Vegas job, it was big bucks in Vegas. They're only going to pick someone they respect and trust to oversee an operation like that, Spilotro was that guy, the problem was he got greedy, and he started to do unsanctioned activities, which were also attracting heat, like the jewelry store robberies. The last straw supposedly, the thing that really got him killed was supposedly his having an affair with Lefty Rosenthal's wife.
