Category Archives: Las Vegas history
Air conditioning turned extreme weather into another tourist attraction
Share on Facebook Continue readingBest-selling book by Ed Reid and Oval Demaris has stood the test of time
Share on Facebook Continue readingRecent lawsuit recalls incident recounted in the 1963 book “The Green Felt Jungle”
Share on Facebook Continue readingHis death at age 41 opened up gambling mecca to other mobsters and their financiers
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Share on Facebook Continue readingSitting as it does in the Mojave Desert of southern Nevada, less than 300 miles from Mexico, the immediate Las Vegas area has pretty mild winters, with no snow most years. Except for this: A scan of the mountainous horizon … Continue reading
Share on FacebookMoe Dalitz and Phyllis McGuire make the list, but most others with Mob ties went elsewhere
Share on Facebook Continue readingSunrise Hospital and Medical Center is on the hook to the feds for nearly $20 million.
Share on Facebook Continue readingSusan Berman was the only child of a casino mobster, and loved it
Share on Facebook Continue readingSonny Liston, Bo Belinksy and Pancho Gonzales are among those with a fatal attraction for Sin City
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