Talk:Frank Rosenthal

3 children?
The article mentions him having 3 children. When was his third child born, and to whom? He and his ex-wife only had two children together. Josh (talk) 19:04, 28 March 2024 (UTC)

Home page questionable
I removed the so called homepage. It reads very generic and has way too much advertising. The owner of the site is also the same owner of other sites listed on the bottom of the page. Seems like a hijacked page or it was never an actual page  Statsone  03:03, 23 March 2009 (UTC)

I question the neutrality of the article. The information seems based on the movie "Casino", based in turn on Rosenthal's self-flattering profile. For example, it asserts McGee "stole" Rosenthal's savings. It isn't stealing if his wife uses her key to the safe deposit box!

My understanding is Rosenthal had criminal convictions plea bargained from charges of fixing a college basketball game. Consequently he could never be licensed to run a casino or sportsbook. My Vegas industry contacts tell me he was never respected as a handicapper either. The old foof sells his picks at his website with no evidence they ever won. Why would a successful handicapper at his age need to sell picks?

Please modify the article to reflect Lefty was a criminal and hoodlum, not a real handicapper nor a talented business manager. I don't want people to believe the movie "Casino" and buy picks from this retired mobster. He doesn't deserve the money and he certainly doesn't deserve respect.

kimleebj@yahoo.com

Is there a source for the Supreme Court / 5th Amendment story? It seems to me highly unlikely to be true since witnesses don't testify in front of the court. Maybe he did this at trial?

Doctawojo 22:57, 9 March 2006 (UTC)

Read "Casino"

Mug shot
I went out and loaded a new version of Rosenthal's mug shot, which is larger than the one that was on here. JesseG 14:29, 10 May 2006 (UTC)

Regarding the picture, which one is Rosenthal and which one is Sinatra? The caption does not make it clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.237.243.216 (talk) 05:25, 11 January 2010 (UTC)

Adopted?
This guy wasn't adopted from Swedes. What a laugh.

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Kansas City Mafia
This article seems to nonfactual in the actual control of the casino where Rosenthal worked. It is true Rosenthal had ties with the Chicago outfit. It was the Kansas City Mafia family who actually controlled the casino. Chicago got a cut of the Skim.

'''== Someone needs to check the information on this page. It states that he was married to Bea Arthur, who died. And that his casinos were run by the Teletubbies. I don't know what the correct information should be, but not this.

No where, is it noted, that prior to his marriage to Geri, Lefty was married to a Roberta Feiner who was from Miami Beach, FL. They married (later annulled) when Roberta was seventeen (17) years of age and lived for a brief period in a small townhouse in the Sans Souci area, just off of Northeast 125th St. =='''

WikiProject class rating
This article was automatically assessed because at least one article was rated and this bot brought all the other ratings up to at least that level. BetacommandBot 11:36, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Steel Plate Under Driver's Seat
Here is a link to what may have saved Frank's life. It's near the bottom of the page under "Did Sam survive a car bomb assassination attempt?"

http://www.chasingthefrog.com/reelfaces/casino.php

The quote is apparently from the NY Times. If someone wants to follow up and insert the reference in the article, there you go. Bill the Cat 7 (talk) 08:51, 26 January 2010 (UTC)

Religion
What was Rosenthal's religion?

Anonymous173.57.44.147 (talk) 04:28, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Wasn't he Jewish?

Anonymous173.57.44.147 (talk) 06:01, 27 September 2012 (UTC)