casino - Video - Gangsters Inc. - www.gangstersinc.org2024-03-28T10:40:52Zhttps://gangstersinc.org/video/feed/tag/casinoGangsters on the Water: The Rise and Fall of California’s Floating Casinoshttps://gangstersinc.org/video/gangsters-on-the-water-the-rise-and-fall-of-california-s-floating2022-10-31T15:08:40.000Z2022-10-31T15:08:40.000ZGangsters Inc.https://gangstersinc.org/members/GangstersInc<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/10858990861?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>From the late 1920s through the late 1940s, gambling racketeers operated a series of floating casinos three miles off the Southern California coast – just outside the state’s jurisdiction. Crime historian J. Michael Niotta, the great-grandson of Los Angeles Mafia boss Jack Dragna, will discuss the men who ushered in the floating casino era and how some of them found their way to Las Vegas.</p>
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</ul></div>The Fabulous Flamingo: Bugsy, Billy, Virginia and the Making of Modern Las Vegashttps://gangstersinc.org/video/the-fabulous-flamingo-bugsy-billy-virginia-and-the-making-of-mode2022-01-09T20:12:38.000Z2022-01-09T20:12:38.000ZGangsters Inc.https://gangstersinc.org/members/GangstersInc<div><img src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/9994114656?profile=RESIZE_400x&width=400"></div><div><p>Marking the 75th anniversary of the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas, authors Larry Gragg and Willie Wilkerson and journalist Lissa Townsend Rodgers will recount the resort’s dramatic origins and its enduring impact on Las Vegas. The roles of Billy Wilkerson, Moe Sedway, Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and Virginia Hill in the Flamingo’s creation will be highlighted, as will details of the FBI surveillance that nearly derailed the project.</p></div>