Hank Greenspun, iconoclastic Las Vegas newsman who played both sides of the Mob, died 30 years ago
In the spring of 1952, Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, embarked on one of his many…
In the spring of 1952, Hank Greenspun, publisher of the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, embarked on one of his many…
Of the many Mob movies and television shows now in the works, several are focused on underworld figures who had…
A former New York garment dealer, Burton Kaplan, sat down with DEA agents in 2004 to tell them an incredible…
After nightfall on December 2, 1958, Bess Greenbaum, wife of Las Vegas casino boss Gus Greenbaum, drove from their Phoenix…
Fifty years ago this month, Circus Circus opened its doors at the north end of the Las Vegas Strip. It’s…
Last of three parts On June 20, 1929, Jim Ferguson, the king of the Las Vegas bootleggers, took the stand…
Second of three parts The year 1928 initially looked good from Jim Ferguson’s standpoint. The “King of the Tenderloin” in…
One of the Las Vegas Strip’s most iconic casino resorts opened 60 years ago today. The Stardust was renowned for…
William H. Parker, a hardnosed police chief in midcentury Los Angeles, did not want organized crime in his city. In…
Some mobsters left their legacy by the gun, some by the knife, but Jimmy “the Weasel” Fratianno is best known…