Met Duke and did many deals with him. Always a man of his word and always on time like me. Once gave him 20 oz of gold in the morning and he brought me all cash that nite. That’s how much I trust and respect this guy. A man of his word is rare in this day and age.
I lived in Vegas for 3 and a half years. I met Duke at a comic book show and we became friends and I saw him a bunch of times while I lived there. I highly recommend his comics. They are awesome and a great souvenir for tourists and locals. I also bought his silver coins. He is definitely one of the highlights of my short stay in Vegas. I still consider him a friend. An excellent video!!!!
I also lived in Vegas and never had the pleasure of crossing paths with this character. He beats to his own drum but I'm curious who's beyond that persona he's created and become! What a cult of personality!
You might say "The Duke" a character, but I've never seen him out of character. I've known him for 10 years. He's a what you see is what you get kinda guy. And he is pretty funny!
@@matt.willoughby "The saying is they march to the tune of their own drum" no, the saying is March to the beat of your own drum, or March to the beat of a different drum a drum has a beat, not a tune. you can tune a fish though
Met this man opening day at resorts world. I had my 2 female coworkers with me one on each side holding my arm. I must have looked the part because he came up and immediately stole the attention of 1 girl I was with. Luckily we were just work friends so nothing serious but I got to see the duke in action as he worked his magic on my coworker. She was in awe and I was pretty impressed myself. Loved this guy since day one
Born & raised in Vegas and I have bought & sold metals from & to "The Duke" for years!!! EVERYTHING in this video is accurate ♥ ♥ ♥ As any of the "Sons of Italy" might say: "He's a sweetheart of guy!" God Bless you, Duke!
Right. His cousins are firefighters, teachers, healthcare workers. Another cousin in the trucking industry. Then, there's him. Imagine what his mom and dad have to hear every Thanksgiving.
@@robh467 I say if he can function without help from any of that family then...good on that guy....live and let live. If he's a financial burden to then it's a different story.
@@stuartkeithguitars4251 what way is he not a burden in the civility and productiveness of society and civilization....oh, he's entertainment. So, serves no purpose to literally any other humans other than a laugh. No knowledge, no service, nothing...hmmm
@@seymourlove4788 We're facebook friends to and he always knows who I am when I see him at different events so take your snarky comments somewhere else.
Like him? I FREAKIN LOVE THE DUKE 🤣🤣🤣 Born/Raised local Vegas guy a few years younger than The Duke, and I've known him almost 10 years now. Bought/Sold metals with him A LOT....he's an absolute sweetheart of a guy!--- #TheRealDeal ......and so much more fun than the baseball cap / flip-floppers who just showed up in town with the North Las Vegas Raiders 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just got back from Vegas all I did was goto a few shows, hit the dispensary and walked around getting really high and enjoying the sights. It’s a fun energy and had a blast.
The Duke has a fantastic TH-cam channel. I like how he was a gentleman by scooting in the chair for the lady and then taking the corner seat so he can see all the action at the restaurant. That's a good seat to make sure he doesn't taste any surprise steel. Salute, Duke!
I USED TO LIVE IN VEGAS FOR 11 YRS AND I HAVE MET HIM...HE IS EXACTLY LIKE THIS...VERY FUNNY AND A TRULY NICE GUY AND THIS STORY ACCTUALLY HAPPENED ABOUT 10 YRS AGO...JUST LIKE HE SAID....THEY TRIED TO KILL HIM BUT HE SURVIVED...EVENTUALLY THEY GOT CAUGHT NORTH OF VEGAS WITH $100K OR SO...ITS TRUE
@@Tehgoat NOPE ON THE CAPS AND NO HES NOT A BULLSHITTER..B4 THAT SITUATION HE USED TO CARRY A BRIEFCASE WITH $100K IN IT..IVE SEEN IN IT.. EVERYWHERE HE WENT AND WOULD SIT ON THE POKER TABLE AND WILL ALWAYS SHOVE ALL IN THE VERY 1ST HAND DARK...THATS HOW I MET HIM THRU PLAYING POKER WITH HIM..ANYWAY U DONT HAVE TO BELIEVE IT..THERE IS A REASON THEY DID THAT PIECE ON HIM...CUZ PPL KNOW HIM FOR YRS IN VEGAS AND CAN CONFIRM IT
@@jjcoola998 I know that works for you but YOU made the claim of it being true...you backed his play...you vouched....YOU should provide proof of an empirical statement. "Go look it up" - that's you being lazy.
Yeah, imagine what his family says about him. He's got cousins that teach young adults, save lives as firefighters and healthcare workers. Service industry and trucking industry moving the economy. Imagine the grief his mother and dad get at Thanksgiving.
I’ve been to Vegas so many times myself and love visiting the Old Vegas Strip. I def wouldn’t have minded running into him myself as I never heard of him either lol
He's very nice. Very cool. Played poker with him. He puts out all of his cash and coins in big stacks. But he never plays a hand ! LOL. It was enjoyable talking to him anyway.
If you love Fremont St. you should watch "The other me" on youtube. He's a Vegas native and streams live on Fremont every Friday night. I've never heard of the Duke before. Thanks Vice.
I love how they show so much of my culture - Italian people are very affectionate and the men even show love when they greet each other with a hug and kiss - love this!
So to recap his story, he was hit in the head with a tire iron, then hit with the back toilet cover, then hit with a dolly and then scalped, but all he had to do was touch the doorknob and he was ok. Yep, sounds like a true story to me.
I drove to Vegas in 1981 Nothing is left, it's all redone. The slots are even more crooked now. It was harder to set all mechanical games. Software changed everything. The house always wins in the end.
I really didn't know it at the time, but I used to work for a guy who was a bookie and a loan shark. He didn't trust anyone, not even his own children. I worked for one of his legitimate businesses. So, one Saturday afternoon, he asked me to go and pick up a bag from a locally well-known family-owned grocery store. The store owner (old southern Good Ole Boy) refused to give me the bag and said, go back and tell (R&%$#) if he wants his money he needs to come and get it himself. I go back without the bag, and my boss (old southern Good Ole Boy) asked... where's the bag? I told him what the store owner said. His only reply was... That Racist SOB. Two hours later, my boss asked me to go back and pick up the bag. When I get back to the store, not only did he give me the bag, the store owner kept apologizing and gave me $500. Keep in mind at this point, I still had no idea what was going on? So when I got back to where I worked, I gave my Boss the $500. He said... that's for you. He explained... that's the fee that Racist SOB had to pay for wasting your time.
When he said, "You show up with your tank top on, cargo shorts, and your ball cap back. Why did you set the bar so low?" That was so true, I can't stand day time Vegas, feels trashy
Played poker at golden nugget with Duke when I lived in Vegas recently for work, uncapped buy in man had 30k in bills wrapped in gold watches with maybe 100$ in chips, when he left he stuffed them in a crown royal bag, true old school.
Absolutely not!!!! He’s not the dude. The dude isn’t about his look or image. The dude did to do. This guy is full of it. A character is a character who talks about it.
Vegas seems like the movies but it just ends up being a lot of walking and no sleep
Hahaha big facts
Lmao this is so fucking true I just went for my boys bachelor party and that's exactly what it was ...
I imagine that there are levels to it.
Lol
My experience also lol
Met Duke and did many deals with him. Always a man of his word and always on time like me. Once gave him 20 oz of gold in the morning and he brought me all cash that nite. That’s how much I trust and respect this guy. A man of his word is rare in this day and age.
I'm a Las Vegas native and I live a block away from Fremont. Never heard of this guy but I wish I had. What a legend.
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Me too. Street performing at Fremont experience for years never seen heard or saw this dude
Theres a reason you haven't heard of him! Hes the damn Duke
That means something
If your native
Either he’s all show
Or
Sadly, you’re an absolute no body
@@squiddyjamzzz he's not a street performer lol and his heyday was in the 90s
Love a guy who is a little different but lives exactly how he wants, and treats people well.
I lived in Vegas for 3 and a half years. I met Duke at a comic book show and we became friends and I saw him a bunch of times while I lived there. I highly recommend his comics. They are awesome and a great souvenir for tourists and locals. I also bought his silver coins. He is definitely one of the highlights of my short stay in Vegas. I still consider him a friend. An excellent video!!!!
That is cool
Why you move?
Really liking this series find it very entertaining
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@@rickrolled3666 you getting a dislike
Entertainment.....the downfall to every society.
I love how they all missed the mafia days , but never quite said it out loud haha
This guy is one hell of a character. People will make believe anything on this planet to escape their shitty lives.
Seems like a pretty happy guy tbh
what if i told you
Bro you angry 😂😂😂
I mean he's obviously fairly successful and living how he wants to. Doesn't seem like he's escaping much.
That's the point. To thine own self be true.
I also lived in Vegas and never had the pleasure of crossing paths with this character. He beats to his own drum but I'm curious who's beyond that persona he's created and become! What a cult of personality!
Indeed I ask if he just decided to be this instead of....him. Could THIS be him? No.
The saying is they march to the tune of their own drum.
Imagine what his family says about him at Thanksgiving.
You might say "The Duke" a character, but I've never seen him out of character. I've known him for 10 years. He's a what you see is what you get kinda guy. And he is pretty funny!
@@matt.willoughby "The saying is they march to the tune of their own drum"
no, the saying is March to the beat of your own drum, or March to the beat of a different drum
a drum has a beat, not a tune. you can tune a fish though
So cool to see the Duke featured on Vice!
I found his channel a long time ago and he's a pretty cool dude, hope to see him next time I'm in Vegas.
You better be willing to pay
Duke ain’t going to see broke you for free
Met this man opening day at resorts world. I had my 2 female coworkers with me one on each side holding my arm. I must have looked the part because he came up and immediately stole the attention of 1 girl I was with. Luckily we were just work friends so nothing serious but I got to see the duke in action as he worked his magic on my coworker. She was in awe and I was pretty impressed myself. Loved this guy since day one
Are you a pimp
Dam bro you got cucked
I wonder what his mom and dad have to say about him.
Born & raised in Vegas and I have bought & sold metals from & to "The Duke" for years!!!
EVERYTHING in this video is accurate ♥ ♥ ♥
As any of the "Sons of Italy" might say: "He's a sweetheart of guy!"
God Bless you, Duke!
where would this guy be without Las Vegas?
I've met people like him. The most wild, most elusive creatures on earth, and the most fun people you'll ever meet.
There was a guitar builder on a builders web site doing this....called himself The Padma. Weird as hell and I never got it.
Too bad he’s racist. He’s got some cool stories and I like his spats.
Right. His cousins are firefighters, teachers, healthcare workers. Another cousin in the trucking industry. Then, there's him. Imagine what his mom and dad have to hear every Thanksgiving.
@@robh467 I say if he can function without help from any of that family then...good on that guy....live and let live. If he's a financial burden to then it's a different story.
@@stuartkeithguitars4251 what way is he not a burden in the civility and productiveness of society and civilization....oh, he's entertainment.
So, serves no purpose to literally any other humans other than a laugh. No knowledge, no service, nothing...hmmm
The Man, The Legend, The Duke. Awesome guy. I met him and became friends with him shortly after moving to Las Vegas 8 years ago.
He prolly can’t remember some TH-camr named “Eric”
@@seymourlove4788 We're facebook friends to and he always knows who I am when I see him at different events so take your snarky comments somewhere else.
It would be amazing to see him strolling down the strip, what an incredible story teller!
He’s a very interesting guy. Little weird but you can’t help but like him
Like him?
I FREAKIN LOVE THE DUKE 🤣🤣🤣
Born/Raised local Vegas guy a few years younger than The Duke, and I've known him almost 10 years now. Bought/Sold metals with him A LOT....he's an absolute sweetheart of a guy!--- #TheRealDeal ......and so much more fun than the baseball cap / flip-floppers who just showed up in town with the North Las Vegas Raiders 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just got back from Vegas all I did was goto a few shows, hit the dispensary and walked around getting really high and enjoying the sights. It’s a fun energy and had a blast.
The Duke has a fantastic TH-cam channel. I like how he was a gentleman by scooting in the chair for the lady and then taking the corner seat so he can see all the action at the restaurant. That's a good seat to make sure he doesn't taste any surprise steel. Salute, Duke!
I USED TO LIVE IN VEGAS FOR 11 YRS AND I HAVE MET HIM...HE IS EXACTLY LIKE THIS...VERY FUNNY AND A TRULY NICE GUY AND THIS STORY ACCTUALLY HAPPENED ABOUT 10 YRS AGO...JUST LIKE HE SAID....THEY TRIED TO KILL HIM BUT HE SURVIVED...EVENTUALLY THEY GOT CAUGHT NORTH OF VEGAS WITH $100K OR SO...ITS TRUE
1) Turn caps off
2) Your mate's a bullshitter
@@Tehgoat NOPE ON THE CAPS AND NO HES NOT A BULLSHITTER..B4 THAT SITUATION HE USED TO CARRY A BRIEFCASE WITH $100K IN IT..IVE SEEN IN IT.. EVERYWHERE HE WENT AND WOULD SIT ON THE POKER TABLE AND WILL ALWAYS SHOVE ALL IN THE VERY 1ST HAND DARK...THATS HOW I MET HIM THRU PLAYING POKER WITH HIM..ANYWAY U DONT HAVE TO BELIEVE IT..THERE IS A REASON THEY DID THAT PIECE ON HIM...CUZ PPL KNOW HIM FOR YRS IN VEGAS AND CAN CONFIRM IT
Could that be proven?
@@stuartkeithguitars4251 court records are public just look it up
@@jjcoola998 I know that works for you but YOU made the claim of it being true...you backed his play...you vouched....YOU should provide proof of an empirical statement.
"Go look it up" - that's you being lazy.
I’m drawn to eccentric characters like this guy. They have the best stories and live interesting lives.
Guys like this make the world magical.
Yeah, imagine what his family says about him. He's got cousins that teach young adults, save lives as firefighters and healthcare workers. Service industry and trucking industry moving the economy. Imagine the grief his mother and dad get at Thanksgiving.
@@robh467 😂 yeah but you cant live your life according to wether or not it breaks your mother's heart.
i lived in LV for 3 1/2 years and somehow never heard of this dude, seems like a good hang
I’ve been to Vegas so many times myself and love visiting the Old Vegas Strip. I def wouldn’t have minded running into him myself as I never heard of him either lol
Its bs
Same
Ohh but he’s a legend?! Three years you’d think you’d know him.
A whole 3.5 years?
"I'm an archaic relic from the past" ✨
This is the vice I remember.
A grab bag of characters from life’s underbelly.
Awesome to see the Duke in this short vid, been following his channel for years , great to get more of the story, a true classic gentleman
Years ago I sat next to the Duke at a poker game in the Golden Nugget. He put 20k in cash on the table at a 1/2 game. It was amazing
I've played with duke under the same circumstances many times at the golden nugget. Pretty cool to see him featured on vice.
He's very nice. Very cool. Played poker with him. He puts out all of his cash and coins in big stacks. But he never plays a hand ! LOL. It was enjoyable talking to him anyway.
only plays AA lol
If you love Fremont St. you should watch "The other me" on youtube. He's a Vegas native and streams live on Fremont every Friday night. I've never heard of the Duke before. Thanks Vice.
I love how they show so much of my culture - Italian people are very affectionate and the men even show love when they greet each other with a hug and kiss - love this!
Duke is the real thing. He is great to do business with. I may be presumptuous , but I consider him a friend. Salute
this guy is the oldest and the coolest cosplayer ive seen lmao
So to recap his story, he was hit in the head with a tire iron, then hit with the back toilet cover, then hit with a dolly and then scalped, but all he had to do was touch the doorknob and he was ok. Yep, sounds like a true story to me.
He’s blocking a lot out. For all we know the gf could have been a friend who had friends outside waiting for anything to go wrong.
@@Andres-sr7uv she was beating him up in his story too. So why would she have friends outside waiting to save him?
Im dying😂😂😂😂
Proper actor
Google it. Was a true story. Guy got 30 years and his girl became a rat and got 12.
I absolutely love his suit I'll be honest.
I know the Duke and can honestly say he is the real deal! Salute!
Funny seeing The Duke on VICE! Been following him for quite a while
Truth or not it's a fact that he's livin the life.
I love how the Duke side steps that guy at 9:15 😂😂😂
I drove to Vegas in 1981 Nothing is left, it's all redone. The slots are even more crooked now. It was harder to set all mechanical games. Software changed everything. The house always wins in the end.
Dude is living his best life
Judging by the amount of people in the comments who have personally met the Duke and vouch for him, wow, what a stand up guy.
I've met this dude. Hes as solid as they come in vegas.
Besides his "character", this is the style that I would choose everyday if I had the money
he truly become that persona,he didn`t feel fake or out of place to me!
Nice to see you again, I’ve been a silver client plenty of times. Be safe and enjoy!
Does he have a website for silver?
Love the old vegas areas, love the cool ppl I’ve meet around begas
I really didn't know it at the time, but I used to work for a guy who was a bookie and a loan shark. He didn't trust anyone, not even his own children. I worked for one of his legitimate businesses. So, one Saturday afternoon, he asked me to go and pick up a bag from a locally well-known family-owned grocery store. The store owner (old southern Good Ole Boy) refused to give me the bag and said, go back and tell (R&%$#) if he wants his money he needs to come and get it himself. I go back without the bag, and my boss (old southern Good Ole Boy) asked... where's the bag? I told him what the store owner said. His only reply was... That Racist SOB. Two hours later, my boss asked me to go back and pick up the bag. When I get back to the store, not only did he give me the bag, the store owner kept apologizing and gave me $500. Keep in mind at this point, I still had no idea what was going on? So when I got back to where I worked, I gave my Boss the $500. He said... that's for you. He explained... that's the fee that Racist SOB had to pay for wasting your time.
Sure kid
@@yyutti Not a kid, and that happened when I was in High School.
Handling all of those lead toy soldiers might explain a thing or two here. 😜
Keep on keeping on Duke, I wish you all the best mate.
Seems like a man’s man. Would love to sit down with him and just hear his stories.
Well well, I was in the same "tracked class" with you from 7th - 9th grade. You always did love being in the limelight!
Respect from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬❤
How have I never heard of this guy haha
I actually built this stone by stone…by myself 😂😂😂😂
I’m obsessed with this guy
What an impressive gentleman! Fun bit, Vice.
He might be interesting but most of his stories about his past sound embellished.
This man is the true king of Vegas
I met the Duke at the Amazon room in the Rio during the WSOP. He was at my cash game. He bought in for 70k and never played a hand haha.
BAD DECISIONS MAKE INTERESTING CONVERSATION ...... oooooh I needed this quote in my life
He is a class act. Love ya Duke
When he said, "You show up with your tank top on, cargo shorts, and your ball cap back. Why did you set the bar so low?" That was so true, I can't stand day time Vegas, feels trashy
You are a hater -
So when it’s 100 name your style of fashion?
“Why is the bar set so low?” 💯
Duke, you're amazing! I'm proud to know you!
Amazing interview Duke salude!
Loved this. Amazing story. Mad respect for the Duke
i love it,,,and i was looking for that out there and never found it,,,
WTF?? why is this unlisted
I just found it by accident!
Wait where did you find this? On their website? If so, then that explains the 1k views in like 10 seconds.
@@sock7481 it was unlisted for a few days until they released it. Mine showed up in a "watch this next" window.
I like the Class he exudes 👍
Played poker at golden nugget with Duke when I lived in Vegas recently for work, uncapped buy in man had 30k in bills wrapped in gold watches with maybe 100$ in chips, when he left he stuffed them in a crown royal bag, true old school.
This made me miss my jaguar xk8. Gorgeous car, loved to run.
His comics were so entertaining
I went to Vegas for the first time. I wasn’t impressed but if went in the 1950’s , I would definitely have a blast! I love the way he dresses.
Best way to sell a story is to first live that story by yourself even its in your mind. Its Vegas baby! Cons becomes life.
I lived in Vegas for 20 years and I've never seen or heard of this guy. I"m calling a little phony baloney on this.
Me too John. 20 years in Vegas with 12 of those years spent living downtown. He's not a well known local character at all. A legend in his own mind.
The Duke...on Vice?!?
Congrats 🍻🥳🍾
He ain't no Italian Gangsta, just acts like one & sells the story
Super like. Great doc.
"I don't put an act on for anyone"...your whole life is an act for people to see!!
I've seen the gun show ads before but never thought much about it. I used to live in LV too and my stories are real.
This guy is living. A lot of grind and misdeeds but looks like he found his happy place.
This guy is awesome.
“Everybody loves the Duke” Tim and Eric Bedtime Stories
Love how this video takes you back to the Green Felt Jungle days just a hair.
I Love Duke
What a extremely likeable guy..
This is what's cool about LV. You can keep trying different styles and personality until you find what's works for you.
With that intro I was waiting for the Dos Equis ad.. "He is... the most interesting man in the world"
Use me as ‘I miss Taji’ button
Cool dude. I love Fremont experience been on slotzilla a few times. cool Thompson rifles.
I love this dude…
The duke is the rich version of the dude
Absolutely not!!!! He’s not the dude. The dude isn’t about his look or image. The dude did to do. This guy is full of it. A character is a character who talks about it.
Really like that old guy for some reason.
This is a good one.
One of the coolest things about Vegas is the characters
I love this guy
Lol the Italians: sal Tony pauly 😂
I’ve lived here for 19 years never saw this guy
Lol 😆😂
The Duke is a dupe.
The dunce
what an amazing individual...beautiful backyard
What a fascinating man! 👏
Jesus how is this dude alive … Jesus Christ what a miracle. What’s legend 💼💥 💯
Yeah Hell of a Character .
That lead is poison 😳
Amazing attitude a true Artist
I literally jealous with the life he made as he love.