The Rise and Fall of a "Casino" Mobster

The Tony Spilotro Story Through A Hitman's Eyes

By: Frank Cullotta, Dennis N. Griffin

Narrated by: Clay Lomakayu

The true story behind the hit film Casino from an "enforcer" who lived it.

Tony Spilotro was the Mob's man in Las Vegas. A feared enforcer, the bosses knew Tony would do whatever it took to protect their interests. The "Little Guy" built a criminal empire that was the envy of mobsters across the country, and his childhood pal, Frank Cullotta, helped him do it. But Tony's quest for power and lack of self-control with women cost the Mob its control of Vegas; and Tony paid for it with his life.

"I was a little nervous before my first meeting with former mobster Frank Cullotta. It turned out we had a pleasant conversation that ended with an agreement for me to write his book. As I drove home, I realized I had made a deal with a career thief and killer on a handshake. What was I thinking?" (Dennis N. Griffin, author of Surviving the Mob)

©2017 Frank Cullota, Dennis N. Griffin (P)2017 WildBlue Press

Great Story/AWFUL Editing

The story is great and the author really captured everything that made Frank Cullotta great as a storyteller. The editing is incredibly bad, choppy and at times just incorrect. There are several spots where sentences are repeated. Really a shame because the story and narrator are great.

Just the facts. No insight...

I feel like I just watched an episode of Dateline. Nothing in-depth here. It was just okay. There are better podcasts and books on this stuff. It wasn't bad, It just wasn't good.

Narrator was ok.

Interesting take

The book discusses the influence the Chicago outfit had in Las Vegas. While the book is given through the eyes of one of the participants, the author may have been on the periphery Of the events was still interesting to listen to and not a fad way to spend a few hours

Excellent - Wonderful Book

The combination of Cullotta, Griffin and performer Clay Lomakayu were simply excellent. Great inside, first-hand story of the Chicago mob. Well written. The performance was spot on. Big thumbs up!

Great read

Great description on what it is like to be a day to day mob hit man