Las Vegas pre-Spilotro

Let’s take a look at what Las Vegas was like when Tony Spilotro arrived in town. The year was 1971. Don McLean’s American Pie and Ike and Tina Turner’s Proud Mary appeared on the pop music charts. After ten years there, America...

The road to consolidation

In December 1968, the Las Vegas Police Department and the Clark County Sheriff’s Department formed a study team to examine the feasibility of consolidating their law enforcement services. At that time, the police and sheriff’s departments...

Tony Spilotro

Tony Spilotro was born in Chicago on May 19, 1938. He was the fourth of six sons born to Italian immigrants Patsy and Antoinette Spilotro. Patsy opened Patsy’s Restaurant at the corner of Grand and Ogden avenues. Although the eatery became a ha...

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