Very logical to connect the dots with Riccobene and Rocky maniscalco. But, it wasn't entirely like that. Maniscalco was not throwing anything in anyone's face. He had more than some people and jealousy and greed rule. He was a businessman and a family man. I hope his family gets closure.
I hear ya on that, does anyone know who took over his book after that? There is a huge void in the philly area with bookmakers if mastranardo and a few others or their associates did not take over....it would be a lucrative time for the philly family to step into the millions that are out there from center city to the main line from the $100/game guy and on on up to the big movers
I don't think the high end clientele that the brothers dealt with wants anything to do with any mobbed up bookmakers. Nor do any of them have the sterling reputation when it comes to bookmaking that they did.
Totally different clientele. Philly mob connected book makers are servicing the dead beats, the 500 dollar bets.
The other guys were servicing the well off. 50k type bets.
