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Anthony Spilotro (May 19, 1938 Chicago, Illinois - June 14, 1986 St. Anne, Indiana) was a mafia enforcer for the Chicago mob who worked in Las Vegas in the 1970s and 1980s. It is generally thought his job was to protect the "skim", the mafia's illegal casino profits, and to keep local criminals from upsetting the status quo within Las Vegas.
Spilotro allegedly tried to become a mob boss in his own right, but was brutally murdered along with brother Michael and buried in a cornfield in Indiana, supposedly by the Chicago mob, though the case is officially unsolved.
Joe Pesci's character in the film Casino is based on Spilotro.
External links
- Biography (http://boozers.fortunecity.com/samsplace/34/tspilotro.html)
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