Tony Spilotro Associate Joey Cusumano, Last Survivor of Vegas’ ‘Casino’ Mob Era, Dies at 90

Joey Cusumano, believed to be the last surviving associate of mobster Anthony “Tony the Ant” Spilotro, died on Tuesday (Oct. 20) at the age of 90. There was no character in Martin Scorsese’s Oscar-nominated 1995 movie Casino based specifically on Cusumano, but he was in the thick of the heat in real life. As a trusted lieutenant in Spilotro’s crew, Cusumano operated squarely within the underground command structure in Las Vegas, engaging in criminal enterprises, labor racketeering, and high-stakes extortion. He was also a member of Spilotro’s notorious Hole in the Wall burglary gang. The Joey C.