Donald "The Wizard of Odds" Angelini (1926–2000) was a mobster with the Chicago Outfit

Chicago Outfit

The Chicago Outfit, also known as the Chicago Syndicate or Chicago Mob and sometimes shortened to simply the Outfit, is a crime syndicate based in Chicago, Illinois, USA...

 criminal organization who specialized in gambling operations.

After years in the Outfit, Angelini became the caporegime

Caporegime

A caporegime or capodecina, usually shortened to just a capo, is a term used in the Mafia for a high ranking made member of a crime family who heads a "crew" of soldiers and has major social status and influence in the organization...

 for a crew operating illegal gambling rackets in Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst, Illinois

Elmhurst is a suburb of Chicago in DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois. The population is 46,013 as of the 2008 US Census population estimate.-History:...

. Angelini operated a highly successful sports betting empire along with Dominic Cortina

Dominic Cortina

Dominic Cortina was a Chicago mobster and high-ranking member of the Chicago Outfit criminal organization, who oversaw gambling. His nicknames were "Big Dom", "Large", and "the Hat."-Chicago Outfit career:...

. He was the brother-in-law to Chicago Outfit mobster Michael Caracci.

In 1986 Angelini became the Outfit's enforcer

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 in Las Vegas

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. His job was to protect the Outfit's illegal casino

Casino

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 profits. Angelini replaced Chicago

Chicago

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 mobster Tony "the Ant" Spilotro

Anthony Spilotro

Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro was an Italian-American mobster and enforcer for the Chicago Outfit in Las Vegas during the 1970s and 1980s. His job was to protect and oversee the Outfit's illegal casino profits...

 in running the skim

Embezzlement

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. Tony Spilotro and his brother, Michael Spilotro

Michael Spilotro

Michael Peter "Micky" Spilotro was the brother of Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro and was an associate of the Chicago La Cosa Nostra organized crime organization referred to as "The Outfit".-Family background:...

 had been killed by the Chicago Outfit. White haired, trim, and very well-spoken with a pleasant smile, Angelini was a total opposite to the brutal Spilotro. Angelini found himself operating with a new crew in Las Vegas at a time when the Outfit's flagship casinos were badly crimped due to federal investigations. However, Angelini himself avoided arrest while there.

In the late 1980s, Angelini, Sam "Wings" Carlisi

Sam Carlisi

Samuel A. Carlisi also known as "Black Sam" and "Sam Wings" , was a Chicago gangster who was in the Chicago Outfit criminal organization. Sam Carlisi's brother Roy was a caporegime in the Buffalo crime family, otherwise known as the Magaddino crime family...

 and John "No Nose" DiFronzo

John DiFronzo

John "No Nose, Bananas, Johnny Bananas" DiFronzo is a Chicago mobster and the reputed boss of the Chicago Outfit.A former enforcer and caporegime, DiFronzo was convicted along with then-current Chicago boss Samuel "Black Sam" Carlisi on federal racketeering charges in 1993, however, the conviction...

 attempted to extend Outfit influence over the gambling operations of the Rincon Indian Reservation

Indian reservation

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 near San Diego, California

San Diego, California

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. Their objective was to skim profits off the casino profits there. In 1989, Angelini was sentenced to 37 months in prison on gambling and Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, commonly referred to as the RICO Act or simply RICO, is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization...

 (RICO) charges resulting from the Rincon operation. On October 14, 1994, Angelini was released from prison.

In 2000, Donald Angelini died of natural causes.

External links

• ISPN Spring 1994 Who Rules Vegas? By William F. Roemer, Jr.
  William F. Roemer, Jr.
  William F. Roemer, Jr. was an FBI agent for 30 years. He is known for his battle against organized crime and being the most highly decorated agent in FBI history. After retirement he became a private attorney for businesses being muscled by the mob...
  
  
• American Mafia.com 2000:A Look At Mob Hits, Misses, Disappearances, and Deaths In America
• Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator Website
• http://realdealmafia.com/chicagolist.html