Las Vegas wasn’t always billion-dollar casinos and flashing neon lights. In the 1940s and ‘50s, it was the mob’s playground. 👔 Bugsy Siegel built the Flamingo, dreaming of a luxury oasis in the desert. 💼 Chicago, Cleveland, and Kansas City mob families all took their share of the action. 💰 And the secret weapon? The skim—millions pulled straight from the counting rooms before it was ever reported. This real history inspired the movie Casino. Robert De Niro’s character was based on Frank Rosen
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