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Arnold Rothstein (January 17, 1882 – November 6, 1928), nicknamed "The Brain", was an American racketeer, crime boss, businessman, and gambler who became a kingpin of the Jewish Mob in New York City.
Jul 6, 2015 · Arnold Rothstein was a Jewish-American mob boss who inspired a character in 'The Great Gatsby' and was portrayed in the series 'Boardwalk Empire.'
Arnold Rothstein (born 1882/83, New York City—died Nov. 6, 1928, New York City) was an American big-time gambler, bootlegger, and friend of high-placed politicians and businessmen, who dominated influence-peddling in the 1920s in New York City.
Nov 6, 2018 · Within an hour, Arnold Rothstein – the man known around town as “The Brain” and “The Big Bankroll” – took a violent jolt of hot lead to the abdomen. Hotel employees saw him stumbling and bleeding badly at a hotel service door before collapsing.
Rothstein was a major player in the growing East Coast Mob syndicates before and during Prohibition, until he was gunned down on November 4, 1928, at the Park Central Hotel in Manhattan. Some blamed the murder on a poker player to whom Rothstein owed a $300,000 gambling debt.
Mar 1, 2022 · Jewish mafioso Arnold Rothstein rigged a World Series and invented the drug game. But his crimes came back to bite him - his own gory murder.
Sep 29, 2023 · Arnold “The Brain” Rothstein – The Founding Father of Organized Crime. New York crime reporter Leo Katcher said that Arnold Rothstein “ transformed organized crime from a thuggish activity practiced by hoodlums into a big business, run like a corporation, with himself at the top.”.
Feb 27, 2018 · Arnold Rothstein was an American businessman, racketeer, and gambler, who became the kingpin of American organized crime scene in the 20s. He is credited with turning the hooliganism of the organized crime syndicates into business enterprises.
Mar 1, 2015 · Arnold Rothstein is the start of a lineup of criminals that runs through the Crips and the Bloods and Pablo Escobar to Chapo Guzman—each more vicious because he was...
“True” story of infamous gangster, Arnold Rothstein, a brilliant and ruthless gambler who practically ran New York in the '20s. This version of his life focuses on his rise to power, the dealings with his enemies, and his crumbling personal life.
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