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Eddie Pennino was an associate of Hyman Roth and the brother of Dino Pennino. In 1958, Eddie, Dino and their business partner Eddie Levine were assigned to handle the casino operations of the Sevilla Biltmore in Havana, Cuba. However, before they were brought in, their task was canceled due to the outbreak of the Cuban Revolution.

Notes

The Pennino brothers might have been related to Lou Pennino.

Real life sources

The Pennino brothers are based on Dino Cellini and Eddie Cellini, who were close associates of Meyer Lansky and were in charge of running Lansky's casinos in Havana in the 1950s.

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