Coming Sunday: ‘Saint’ is Black Book material no more
Anthony “The Saint” St. Laurent Sr., what are we going to do with you?
Didn’t we show you enough respect for one street guy’s lifetime back in September 1993 when we added your name to Nevada’s infamous List of Excluded Persons?
Back then we bestowed upon you the highest honor Nevada awards mobsters and racketeers and cheats by placing you in the casino Black Book. (Population: 35.) The honor comes with a lifetime membership, and you’re banned from setting foot in any of Nevada’s sacred gambling halls.
You didn’t lose sleep over it, I realize. But your Black Book membership was a signal that Nevada gaming authorities believed you were a clear and present danger to the credibility of the casino industry.
Read the rest of the story in my column in Sunday's Review-Journal.
