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Alison Martino recalls her father’s Las Vegas

Las Vegas entertainer Al Martino, second from left in front, became a household name after his casting as singer Johnny Fontane in the 1972 film The Godfather. Francis Ford Coppola, second from right, paid a visit to the Desert Inn to help get Martino out of his contract. Alison Martino

Alison Martino recalls her father’s Las Vegas

Posted on March 28, 2025April 1, 2025 by James Riter

When singer Al Martino was a showroom headliner performing on the Las Vegas Strip years ago, the mobsters who ran…

Before John Gotti bricked over the façade, the Ravenite Social Club had a much more welcoming exterior. Crime family boss Carlo Gambino and his underboss Aniello Dellacroce made the Ravenite their headquarters. Getty Images

New film ‘The Alto Knights’ named for one of Mob’s many social clubs

Posted on March 14, 2025July 9, 2026 by James Riter

The Alto Knights, the film written by Nicholas Pileggi and directed by Barry Levinson, is named for a once-prominent Manhattan social…