Vegas and the Mob

By Al W. Moe

Book Overview

Much of what people believe about the mob in Las Vegas is wrong.

Movies, television, and popular history portray early Las Vegas as a city completely controlled by organized crime. The reality is more complicated - and far more interesting.

Vegas and the Mob examines how Las Vegas actually grew, where organized crime became involved, and just as importantly, where it did not. Rather than relying on legend or exaggeration, this book focuses on documented history, casino operations, and the gradual development of gaming oversight.

Inside this book, you'll discover:

How Las Vegas casinos really developed after gambling was legalized in 1931

What role organized crime actually played inside casino operations

Why mob influence was often overstated - and why that mattered

How early regulation failures allowed abuse

How Nevada eventually pushed organized crime out of the industry

This is not a romanticized mob story. It is a clear-eyed look at how gambling, crime, and regulation collided in a rapidly growing city. The names you've heard, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Frank Nitti, Moe Dalitz, Frank Costello, and dozens more, had a part. How much? Read to know the truth

Vegas and the Mob is part of a larger series documenting Nevada's gaming and organized crime history, including Mob City: Reno and Vegas and the Chicago Outfit.

If you're looking for legend, this isn't it.
If you want documented history and insight, this book delivers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1483955559
• ISBN13: 9781483955551
• Release Date: April 2013
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"