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In the 1970s and thru the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit was the prominent organized crime family in Las Vegas, with business hobbies in several casinos. During those years the Outfit and its acquaintances in Kansas City, Milwaukee, and Cleveland were using LAS VEGAS as a cash cow. Commonly known as the "skim," unreported revenue from Outfit-controlled casinos was making its way to avoid it of Vegas by the handbag full and ending up in the coffers of the crime bosses in those four locations. The skim included large amounts of money. The operation needed to be properly create and well were able to ensure a even cash flow. To accomplish that goal, the gangsters brought in a prominent man without criminal record to purchase several casinos. Allen R. Glick, conducting business as the Argent Corporation (Allen R. Glick Businesses) purchased the Stardust, Fremont, Hacienda, and Marina. They next installed Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal as their inside man, and the true manager of the internet casino businesses. Rosenthal was a Chicago local and regarded as a genius when it emerged to odds-making and activities wagering. Under Lefty's supervision the casino matter rooms were accessible to mob.
