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Anthony John Spilotro (May 19, 1938 – June 14, 1986), nicknamed "Tony the Ant", was an American mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit who operated in Las Vegas during the 1970s and '80s.
Apr 2, 2014 · Tony Spilotro is best known as a ruthless Chicago mob representative in Las Vegas from the 1970s to the '80s. He was brutally beaten and murdered by other mobsters in 1986....
Apr 12, 2024 · Known as "The Ant," ruthless mobster Anthony Spilotro handled the Chicago Outfit's criminal activities in Las Vegas throughout the 1970s and early '80s. By 22, he'd been arrested around a dozen times.
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Anthony Spilotro, also known as 'Tony the Ant' and 'Tough Tony', was an American mobster and enforcer who began his criminal career in Chicago. He later oversaw the illegal casino profits (the 'skim') in Las Vegas, Nevada, during the 1970s and 1980s, on behalf of the Chicago Outfit.
Spilotro's savage tendencies and a string of beatings and killings attributed to him caused him to be revered and feared within the Chicago Outfit. Despite his small physical stature, he rose within the Mafia ranks to become the Outfit's man in Las Vegas, the overlord of Sin City.
Tony Spilotro was a brutal mobster who protected the skim of casino profits for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas. He was involved in multiple murders, burglaries and affairs, and was killed by his own associates in 1986.
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Jul 10, 2007 · A mobster testified that Tony Spilotro, the Chicago Outfit's man in Las Vegas, was beaten to death by his attackers in 1986. The trial involves five defendants charged with racketeering, including Frank Calabrese Sr., who inspired the Joe Pesci character in "Casino".
