River Rat – Fictitious Names

"I’d be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball." - Pete Rose

The lengths to which Rose and Bertolini allegedly went to conceal betting activities underscore the desperation and secrecy surrounding Rose’s gambling problem. The use of fictitious names on checks, the covert exchange of large sums of cash, and the reluctance to provide financial records all point to a deliberate attempt to evade scrutiny and maintain…