Originally posted by Don Tissinno:
Lexington never seemed to me to be a vice hub...even though it has the horse racing....on the contrary, Newport/Covington Ky has always been the fleshpot because the bluebloods kept the vice out of the Queen City. Hmmmmm
A: Bugs Moran
Q: What mobster left the east to start a gambling haven in Hot Springs, Arkansas and what is he more well known for?
You're right, Don Tissinno--I meant Covington, not Lexington. My error.
Owney Madden, NYC beer baron and proprietor of the Cotton Club, left NYC after Prohibition to pursue gambling in Hot Springs.
My earlier question still stands: Who succeeded Dion O'Banion as leader of Chicago's Northside gang (wasn't Bugs Moran, it was the guy before him)?
