Tag Archives: Howard Hughes

The devil near Las Vegas

Posted on December 26, 2022 by William P. BarrettDecember 26, 2022

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Nye County, NV, is one wild place

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Bugsy Siegel murder 75 years ago changed Las Vegas forever

Posted on June 8, 2022 by William P. BarrettJune 8, 2022

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His death at age 41 opened up gambling mecca to other mobsters and their financiers

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Las Vegas hospital accused of big Medicare overbilling was co-founded by mobster linked to casino skim

Posted on April 5, 2021 by William P. BarrettApril 5, 2021

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Moe Dalitz was an original partner in Sunrise Hospital

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Thoughts on Las Vegas and ‘View of the World from 9th Avenue’

Posted on November 18, 2019 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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Sin City graced Saul Steinberg’s magazine cover masterpiece in 1976

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Trump, Stormy, Las Vegas–and me

Posted on March 28, 2018 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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Turns out a 2006 Forbes issue I tried to sell for big bucks on Ebay wasn’t used to spank the future president

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The Las Vegas mobster next door

Posted on December 23, 2016 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

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Guilty plea by Mafia boss living in suburbs creates local buzz

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