{"id":321028,"date":"2024-06-03T07:47:17","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T12:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=321028"},"modified":"2024-06-03T17:04:45","modified_gmt":"2024-06-03T22:04:45","slug":"vegas-myths-busted-bugsy-brought-the-mob-to-vegas-to-take-over-the-flamingo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/vegas-myths-busted-bugsy-brought-the-mob-to-vegas-to-take-over-the-flamingo\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Bugsy Introduced Mob to Vegas in 1946"},"content":{"rendered":"
Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel is incorrectly blamed for introducing the mafia to Las Vegas in 1946. That’s when the suspected murderer from Brooklyn exploited Flamingo founder Billy Wilkerson\u2019s gambling addiction as the means to steal the under-construction casino resort out from under him.<\/p>\n