Wilkerson’s idea, Bugsy’s baby
On the evening of December 26, 1946, it seemed that Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel had done almost everything right for the…
Year: 2016
Castro revolution had major effect on Las Vegas
This is the third of three blogs on the death of Fidel Castro. Part one looks at the harsh blow Castro dealt…
Mob involved in attempts to assassinate Castro
This is the second of three blogs on the death of Fidel Castro. Part one looks at the harsh blow…
Fidel Castro derailed Mob’s plans in Cuba
This is the first of three blogs on the death of Fidel Castro. Part two looks at Mob ties to…
Journalist tracks history of New York Mafia
In the summer of 1963, Joseph Valachi, longtime Mafia soldier involved in more than a score of gangland killings for…
Howard Hughes and nuclear testing
When the reclusive billionaire Howard Hughes arrived in Las Vegas 50 years ago this month and took up residence on…
In the 1920s, American women were Ready to Roar
In popular culture, representations of the 1920s “flapper” present a misleading image of an over-sexualized and rebellious woman breaking away…
Al Capone gun on display at Mob Museum
A .38-caliber revolver believed to have been seized from Al Capone during a 1928 arrest in Miami is now on…
What Moe Dalitz didn’t say to Kefauver
“Well, I didn’t inherit any money, Senator. … If you hadn’t have drunk it, I wouldn’t have bootlegged it.” Many…
The wild ones
Riding a motorcycle is not a crime. Neither is joining a club to share the thrill and freedom of rolling…