The Past Posters

Niko El Santo Zavero has spent forty-two years researching, interviewing people, and writing his newest screenplay, "The Past Posters". More realistic and interesting than "Goodfellas", "Casino", and other recent films, Niko "The Saint" Zavero has spanned the globe going to Palermo, Sicily, Rome, Greece, and elsewhere to ensure realism, visit locations, and interview subjects with an in-depth knowledge of the era and the particulars of those who lived it. Featuring authentic, gritty characters in true-to-life environments, "The Past Posters" is a story with big league writing, production, and characters that reach out and grab the viewer. Looking for work after being released from the U. S. Navy, Frankie and Vinnie find themselves embroiled in the dangerous world of pimps, hookers, thieves, dopes, pushers, mother fuckers, - and bookmakers. The Mafia is doing big business in California and Las Vegas in the 1960s and 1970's. The boys set out to learn the tricks of the trade - the schemes and scams, the gimmicks, even the special language and terminology known only to those on the inside. They take to the California racetracks and recruit members for their "family", a team of gamblers working together, concocting scams of their own.Family is important to Frankie and Vinnie, both coming from traditional Italian backgrounds. But they soon learn hard lessons about honor amongst gamblers. They are cheated, and learn to cheat. They even learn to take incredible risks, yet they learn how to win. In Los Angeles they rent an office and set up a business, only to have the building mysteriously burned to the ground in the middle of the night. They decide to pack it in and call it quits when, out of the blue, they meet Sammy. Sammy helps the boys out on a new scheme, and they come away big winners. Suddenly, they're back in business.In need of operating expenses, Frankie and Vinnie take drastic steps and risk it all. The game does not always go their way. They make deals with bookies who either disappear or refuse to pay. They are held up at gunpoint, and all their winnings are stolen. Always living in a world of degenerates and low-life's, and there is often a heavy price to pay.Along the way, they encounter people from all walks of life, from the lowest class to the highest class. They employ senior citizens, street bums, mingle with movie stars, even the Mafia. Hear first-hand accounts of the gambling world the way the Mafia ran it in the '60s and 70's. Betting on sporting events is also a huge business, both at home and out of the country. Professional football, basketball, baseball every game has its own scams and con artists. Learn about the system from the inside - the schemes and gimmicks, the winners and losers. Learn the secrets of knowing whom to trust.Gambling is a disease - an addiction so intense that some will risk everything for the high it gives. They will lie, cheat, steal - even from their own family - hoping that they can beat the odds and get the G.W.!Follow them as they go from racetrack to racetrack, from con game to con game, learning schemes, gimmicks, scams, and getting the Guarantee Winner (G.W.). They also get involved and are associated with the Mafia, FBI, & the Justice department, in the dangerous world of gambling. The unbelievable risks they take, will they make it out alive on their next G.W. this time?Read the inside tips on how to gamble. And be warned about what it might cost you!What makes this script most intriguing is the fact, that, it really happened. This is my true-life story. I am the last living survivor from this crew.