Bugsy Siegel and the Mob arrive in Las Vegas (a history)

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Las Vegas to set up the Trans America race wire service, gets a piece of the El Cortez, and then develops the Flamingo Hotel and Casino after buying it from Billy Wilkerson. interview clips with Eugene P. Moehring (at start of clip), Nicholas Pileggi, John L. Smith, and Brian Greenspun. Nevada marriage and divorce laws, The Syndicate, WWII and Las Vegas. clip taken from excellent PBS documentary on Las Vegas. Buy it from the PBS store! ... Las-Vegas Nevada Las-Vegas-Strip gangsters history Mob ...