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Sin City Gangsters

The Rise and Decline of the Mob in Las Vegas
By Jeffrey Sussman
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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... Read More
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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.

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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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

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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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