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Lack of citation and questionable credibility

Arnold Rothstein was born in New York City, the son of a respectable Jewish businessman, Abraham Rothstein. Arnold was skilled at mathematics and developed an early interest in illegitimate business, whereas his older brother studied to become a rabbi. By 1910, Arnold had moved to the Tenderloin section of Manhattan, where he established an important gambling casino

This article generally has a lot of flaws and lacks citation. But in this specific quote, there's no citation of his birthplace and it'd contradict why it'd need to be mentioned the borough of Manhattan as a place of destination for a move if he had already been living in the borough. TomNyj0127 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 04:43, 5 September 2009 (UTC).[reply]

Lack of citation

Arnold Rothstein was born in New York City, the son of a respectable Jewish businessman, Abraham Rothstein. Arnold was skilled at mathematics and developed an early interest in illegitimate business, whereas his older brother studied to become a rabbi.

There's no source to this quote (or many others in this article). There's specifically none for his birthplace. There's also none to describe his brother or father. TomNyj0127 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 05:44, 5 September 2009 (UTC).[reply]

Undue weight

The article has more on the last gambling deal and his death than on how he made his money before that - not at all clear how he got to be a millionaire by 30. There is strikingly little about his operations during Prohibition, which were described vividly in quotes and must have made tons of money and been quite widespread.Parkwells (talk) 14:01, 12 May 2012 (UTC)[reply]

me mudder dit it

me mudder dit it. Does anyone know a reliable source for this particular quote ? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.67.222.235 (talk) 21:11, 20 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The following line appears preposterous and unlikely to be the work of Doris Kearns Goodwin.

In work by historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, Rothstein's fetish for auto erotic asphyxiation was revealed. The comprehensive biographic volume also revealed his predilections for felching and snow balling with young Latino men. It was the first time Ms. Kearns Goodwin actually documented the sexual behaviors of a famous gambler. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.157.192.110 (talk) 21:33, 20 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

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Arnold Rothstein

Meyer Wolfshiem is how the name is spelled in The Great Gatsby. 87.112.64.64 (talk) 18:30, 10 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]