Pittsburgh Illegal Gambling Bust

[JCB1977]

Let’s get back to topic about Pittsburgh gambling bust

[JCB1977]

Good documents. Shows just how decimated Clevleand was by the mid 70s. It was just a handful of old guys with a handful of younger guys trying to get made. They were more like a crew than a family. No wonder Greene and Nardi felt confident in ignoring them and trying to take the rackets. It also explains why they were so inept in killing them.


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Here's a rough and abandoned draft of Cleveland for this era, kinda a sequel to the earlier one I made for the 60's. Lonardo's brother is up for debate, beyond that, that should be every made guy left. The so-called street crews were associate crews mobbed up, east side and west side and it became a headache. But from what I gather, these mobbed up crews/gangs played a major part in Cleveland's history, even during it's height when there appears to have been less than 30 made guys in the entire city. This was not a New York set up with DeMeo-esque hit squads, which is why non-Ohioans find this family to be uninteresting. Greene and Nardi go back in the Family's history and were very much a part of it. Nardi I believe was a relative of the Milanos, which would come with inherited cred.

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Excellent chart Governor, per usual...but off topic for a Pittsburgh gambling bust.

[FriendofHenry]

Let’s get back to topic about Pittsburgh gambling bust

Dilly-Dilly

[Stroccos]

Nice article , I wonder if they got the machines from nannicola lol

Ya think

https://www.google.com/amp/fox8.com/201 ... llion/amp/

I knows its in Cleveland area but of course Nannicola is involved lol another million plus queen of hearts drawing , I am only one who thinks this gets skimmed ? You be crazy not to skim !!!

[JCB1977]

Nice article , I wonder if they got the machines from nannicola lol

Ya think

https://www.google.com/amp/fox8.com/201 ... llion/amp/

I knows its in Cleveland area but of course Nannicola is involved lol another million plus queen of hearts drawing , I am only one who thinks this gets skimmed ? You be crazy not to skim !!!

A relative of Nannicola won it a while back...I wonder if it’s being skimmed...ALL cash. However, their legitimate business does tens of millions of dollars per year. They’re already well off.

[FriendofHenry]

Nice article , I wonder if they got the machines from nannicola lol

Ya think

https://www.google.com/amp/fox8.com/201 ... llion/amp/

I knows its in Cleveland area but of course Nannicola is involved lol another million plus queen of hearts drawing , I am only one who thinks this gets skimmed ? You be crazy not to skim !!!

A relative of Nannicola won it a while back...I wonder if it’s being skimmed...ALL cash. However, their legitimate business does tend of millions of dollars per year. They’re already well off.

I Brought this up a while back when Charlie's Grand-son got popped for keeping their poker machines on the street after the state mandated that they be removed. I was surprised that he would have kept them out there considering just how prosperous that family is. JCB reminded me of just how much cash was to be made with these machines and now they wouldn't skim their Queen of Hearts fountain of cash? You tell me.

After Charlie sold his restaurant he went into Nannicola almost every day and mentored his Grand-son, Charlie. I've met young Charlie and I would be surprised if he would put the family's money machine at risk. Then again, cash is King

[Stroccos]

Nice article , I wonder if they got the machines from nannicola lol

Ya think

https://www.google.com/amp/fox8.com/201 ... llion/amp/

I knows its in Cleveland area but of course Nannicola is involved lol another million plus queen of hearts drawing , I am only one who thinks this gets skimmed ? You be crazy not to skim !!!

A relative of Nannicola won it a while back...I wonder if it’s being skimmed...ALL cash. However, their legitimate business does tend of millions of dollars per year. They’re already well off.

I Brought this up a while back when Charlie's Grand-son got popped for keeping their poker machines on the street after the state mandated that they be removed. I was surprised that he would have kept them out there considering just how prosperous that family is. JCB reminded me of just how much cash was to be made with these machines and now they wouldn't skim their Queen of Hearts fountain of cash? You tell me.

After Charlie sold his restaurant he went into Nannicola almost every day and mentored his Grand-son, Charlie. I've met young Charlie and I would be surprised if he would put the family's money machine at risk. Then again, cash is King

I doubt nannicola bingo handles any of the prize money , they just supply the boards and equipment . I am am stating I be surprised of the bars weren’t skimming . Cash only with no oversite , Remember nannicola has no promblem reaching out to mob guys to collect debts owed up in Cleveland or at least did . They also have no promblem operating in grey areas

[FriendofHenry]

I doubt nannicola bingo handles any of the prize money , they just supply the boards and equipment . I am am stating I be surprised of the bars weren’t skimming . Cash only with no oversite , Remember nannicola has no promblem reaching out to mob guys to collect debts owed up in Cleveland or at least did . They also have no promblem operating in grey areas

Once again we agree

[Stroccos]

Looks like A former Pittsburgh associate bookmaker died Jeff " biscuits" risha albeit in 2016 . I believe he handled Sonny Ciancutti action and also testified agasint some bookies in his 2001 bust. But he did not testify against Sonny.

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/J ... -103736187

[Stroccos]

Looks like Bobby poghen has been pretty ill as of late , everyone is getting old

[JCB1977]

Looks like Bobby poghen has been pretty ill as of late , everyone is getting old

Who said Bobby was sick?

[JCB1977]

Looks like A former Pittsburgh associate bookmaker died Jeff " biscuits" risha albeit in 2016 . I believe he handled Sonny Ciancutti action and also testified agasint some bookies in his 2001 bust. But he did not testify against Sonny.

http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/J ... -103736187

I knew Jeff died. He was Sonny's right hand man along with Ralph "Big Head" Masselli

[Stroccos]

Looks like Bobby poghen has been pretty ill as of late , everyone is getting old

Who said Bobby was sick?

He was in the hospital recently

[JCB1977]

Looks like Bobby poghen has been pretty ill as of late , everyone is getting old

Who said Bobby was sick?

He was in the hospital recently

Where did you hear that? I just spoke to his son 2 weeks ago. In the hospital for what?

[Stroccos]

Looks like Bobby poghen has been pretty ill as of late , everyone is getting old

Who said Bobby was sick?

He was in the hospital recently

Where did you hear that? I just spoke to his son 2 weeks ago. In the hospital for what?

A friend of mine whose friend with Bobby , I called my friend to wish him well on his procedure he was having done and he mentioned bobby was in the hospital a few weeks ago , not sure for what ,