Bugsy Siegel – Part II

Bugsy Siegel’s money and connections made him an influential figure in Las Vegas. However, his political clout wasn’t able to help him when it came to his financial woes at the Flamingo. Quickly running out of his own estimated $1 mi...

Bugsy Siegel – Part I

Any history of organized crime’s involvement in Las Vegas has to have Bugsy Siegel at or near its beginning. Siegel’s Flamingo project brought mob money to the Las Vegas Strip early in its development; and forever linked him to Vegas&rsqu...