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Dennis Griffin Interview

August 26, 2020 by Mark Anthony

Denny Griffin

I hate to admit, but I have no recollection of when this interview occurred. It was early in the history of the podcast. My notes from this time period are long gone! This was recorded right after I had been introduced to him and read his book "The Battle for Las Vegas, The law vs the Mob". A very detailed, very factual read about Las Vegas during its Mob era. If you love … [Read more...] about Dennis Griffin Interview

The Best of Frank Cullotta

August 26, 2020 by Mark Anthony

Frank Cullotta Last week, the news came that former Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta had passed away due to health complications including COVID 19. He was 81 years old and the last of the Tony Spilotro's Las Vegas crew known as "The Hole in the Wall Gang". What a life that man lived! Some of you long time TVT fans know, we were the first podcasters and even the first … [Read more...] about The Best of Frank Cullotta

Henry Hill, Our Friend, Has Passed

June 13, 2012 by Mark Anthony

Most people knew Of Him, few people really Knew Him.  The man.  Henry Hill: ex-gangster, killer, drug-addicted, snitch, humanitarian, tortured soul, friend.  Henry Hill died this morning from complications related to a life lived hard, an open heart surgery last year, and just a soul in need of peace. We will miss him. His story was told in the movie "GoodFellas" with Ray … [Read more...] about Henry Hill, Our Friend, Has Passed

The Mob Museum is Now Open for Business

February 14, 2012 by Mark Anthony

Who would have thunk it?  That one day there would be a museum in Downtown Las Vegas that tells the real stories (the good, the bad and the ugly) of the birth, rise and fall of Organized Crime in America.  And now there is one and it opened today, St Valentines Day, 2012. To kick everything off,  The Mayor was there with his showgirls. After all, this was one of his pet … [Read more...] about The Mob Museum is Now Open for Business

Good Fellas

June 22, 2009 by Mark Anthony

A mob writer walks into a pizza joint, followed shortly by two gumbas and an ex mafia man… What do you get?  You get Saturday night “Gangsters and Goodfellas” at the Fire it Up pizza joint! If you ever saw the movie Goodfellas, than you know who Henry Hill is.  Henry came into town to have a little sit-down with Mob writer Denny Griffin and some of the boy’s.  Plus a pizza … [Read more...] about Good Fellas

40 The Frank Cullotta Interview

June 8, 2007 by Mark Anthony

Vegas Mobster and the FBI Man

---  The Mob wanted him, the FBI had him, Mark and Sazzy get to talk to him. That's right folks - Ex-Mobster Frank Cullotta comes out of the shadows to talk to The Vegas Tourist. Right before he was to step out publicly to release his biography Cullotta: The Life of a Chicago Criminal, Las Vegas Mobster and Government Witness (True Crime), Frank Cullotta takes the time … [Read more...] about 40 The Frank Cullotta Interview

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