Editing Frank Costello (section)

=== Years as consigliere ===
In 1931, after the Masseria and Maranzano murders, Luciano became the leader of the new Luciano crime family, with Genovese as [[underboss]] and Costello as ''[[consigliere]]''. Costello quickly became one of the biggest earners for the Luciano family and began to carve his own niche in the underworld. He controlled the slot machine and bookmaking operations for the family with associate [[Phillip Kastel|Philip "Dandy Phil" Kastel]]. Costello placed approximately 25,000 slot machines in bars, restaurants, cafes, drugstores, gas stations, and bus stops throughout New York. In 1934, [[Mayor of New York City|Mayor]] [[Fiorello La Guardia]] confiscated thousands of Costello's slot machines, loaded them on a barge, and dumped them into the river.

Costello's next move was to accept [[Louisiana]] [[Governor of Louisiana|governor]] [[Huey Long]]'s proposal to put slot machines throughout Louisiana for 10% of the take. Costello made Kastel overseer of the Louisiana slot operation. Kastel had the assistance of [[New Orleans]] ''mafioso'' [[Carlos Marcello|Carlos "Little Man" Marcello]]. Costello brought in millions of dollars in profit from slot machines and bookmaking to the Luciano family.