A 'Joker Poker' machine allowed the player to play a five-card poker game. Over time, Tomasulo built a large illegal gambling empire consisted mainly of 'Joker Poker' slot machine games. Tomasulo eventually became a ' made man', or full member, of the Bonanno family. He worked in the Bonanno gambling operation that was run first by Dominick Napolitano and then later by Joseph Massino.
He was also a habituate of The Motion Lounge, a mob hangout in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.Īt some point, Tomasulo began working for the Bonanno family.
Tomasulo earned the nickname 'Bootsie' because he always wore boots. He owned the Capri Car Service auto body in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Little is known of Tomasulo's personal background he was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, was married, and had a son named Anthony. ( October 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īntonio Tomasulo, also known as 'Bootsie' (1917 – June 23, 2003), was an Italian-American mobster who served in the New York Bonanno crime family running a highly lucrative illegal slot machine gambling operation. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations.
