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Sin City Gangsters
The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas
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Sin City Gangsters is a whirlwind account of how the mob created Las Vegas, building and controlling gambling casinos and buying the favours of influential politicians. The book features such mobsters as Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Moe Dalitz, Sam Giancana, Tony Accardo, and Nick Civella, along...
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See moreSin City Gangsters is a fast-paced account of how the mob created Las Vegas by building, buying, and controlling not only gambling casinos, but also many important politicians. They were visionaries who transformed Vegas into the entertainment capital of the world.
Sin City Gangsters is a fast-paced account of how the mob created Las Vegas by building, buying, and controlling not only gambling casinos, but also many important politicians. They were visionaries who transformed Vegas into the entertainment capital of the world.
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Description
Sin City Gangsters is a whirlwind account of how the mob created Las Vegas, building and controlling gambling casinos and buying the favours of influential politicians.
The book features such mobsters as Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Lansky, Moe Dalitz, Sam Giancana, Tony Accardo, and Nick Civella, along with their agents and hired guns: Tony Spilotro, Lefty Rosenthal, and Donald Angelini. The casino owners transformed Vegas into an entertainment capital by building billion-dollar-plus resorts and hiring entertainers, such as Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley.
Sin City Gangsters is the only book that charts Vegas from early mob-owned casinos to billion-dollar resorts; its cast of characters were exceedingly ambitious risk takers who created a glittering mecca of sin and pleasure.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9798216368618
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 27 November 2025
Country: United States
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Illustration: 11 b/w photos
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 14.0mm
Width: 150.0mm
Height: 226.0mm
Weight: 370g
Pages: 240
About the Author
Jeffrey Sussman is the author of 19 books, including Backbeat Gangsters (2025), Tinseltown Gangsters (2024), Big Apple Gangsters (2022), and Boxing and the Mob (2019). Jeffrey lives in New York City.
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