Life is a Gamble - Cowboy Buzz
Update: 2025-12-07
Description
Buzz Marconi moved to Las Vegas in the 1960s, and somehow transformed from an Italian kid from the south side of Chicago into Cowboy Buzz. It's a wild story. Check it out.
Show Notes
[00:00 ] Introduction on of Cowboy Buzz
[02:07 ] Moving to Las Vegas, working at The Stardust
[20:53 ] Brilliant mob casino strategies
[23;10] Tony Spilotro and Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal
[27:19 ] Becoming a shift boss Foxy's Firehouse
[29:28 ] Did certain dealers cheat players?
[31:06 ] A wild craps swing on credit and Milton Jaffe
[35:20 ] Milton Jaffe magic trick
[37:06 ] Opening a restaurant in Las Vegas
[41:09 ] Stories about dealers, cheating, and work ethic
[46:59 ] Cowboy Buzz's juice is revealed
[48:51 ] Naked women tanning at The Tropicana pool
[55:53 ] Becoming "Cowboy Buzz"
[1:02:07 ] Playing rugby age 73
[1:04:51 ] Meeting Max Rubin
[1:09:05 ] The first Blackjack Ball
[1:10:30 ] Being a clown diver at Caesars Palace
Show Notes
[00:00 ] Introduction on of Cowboy Buzz
[02:07 ] Moving to Las Vegas, working at The Stardust
[20:53 ] Brilliant mob casino strategies
[23;10] Tony Spilotro and Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal
[27:19 ] Becoming a shift boss Foxy's Firehouse
[29:28 ] Did certain dealers cheat players?
[31:06 ] A wild craps swing on credit and Milton Jaffe
[35:20 ] Milton Jaffe magic trick
[37:06 ] Opening a restaurant in Las Vegas
[41:09 ] Stories about dealers, cheating, and work ethic
[46:59 ] Cowboy Buzz's juice is revealed
[48:51 ] Naked women tanning at The Tropicana pool
[55:53 ] Becoming "Cowboy Buzz"
[1:02:07 ] Playing rugby age 73
[1:04:51 ] Meeting Max Rubin
[1:09:05 ] The first Blackjack Ball
[1:10:30 ] Being a clown diver at Caesars Palace
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