Originally Posted by NYMafia
You ask why there was never a mob "war" over Las Vegas? Simple!

Because since the very beginning. From day #1. Las Vegas was declared by "The Commission" to be an "open city." A place where any family, crew, or mob guy could operate freely. NOBODY, no one family, had the ability to plant their flag there exclusively...Period!

For that matter, both Miami and Havana (Cuba), and later Atlantic City, were also declared to be "open cities."


Atlantic City was Bruno family territory but after gambling was legalized the Genoveses complotted to kill Bruno and can operate in AC without pay tribute.