^^^thats more or less a recollection of what you saw in the 'Casino' film.
Tony Accardo didn't send anyone out to run Vegas. Joey Lombardo was given the control over Las Vegas rackets & sent one of his top men, Tony Spilotro, out there to run things for him.
Michael Spilotro was not a tough guy nor was he respected on the street. He was a lackey to his brothers Tony & Victor, who were real Grand Avenue hard heads. Michael was a cokehead pretty boy who's desire was to use his mob connections to become a Hollywood actor (lol).
Regarding the Vegas situation, Lombardo knew exactly what was going on, obviously. They were his rackets, after all. He was out there a great deal during the 70s & early 80s. I maintain that Aiuppa & Cerone wanted him dead as well.
Uh, no, actually most of that comes from Operation Family Secrets, the book, in which Calabrese mentions that all the Spilotro's, including Tony, was well respected in Chicago. And that he was handpicked to oversee Vegas, whether it was by Lombardo or Accardo, it doesn't matter, both knew who was running Vegas at the time. There are other numerous sources which support this as well.
And I never said Michael Spilotro was a tough guy, I said he was respected, which also comes from the Operation Family Secrets book, and not just some guy on the internet. In it, Calabrese states that to many Michael was the more likable of the two, but Tony was a respected guy and he was feared. He also mentions the oldest brother and how he was the most tough out of the three. Soo yeah...
