Other than Sam Cecola owning Club Paradise and possibly his little 3-4 person crew that is completely unknown to the Outfit outside of Sam Cecola, what mob activity exists in Las Vegas?
I did read there are about 5 or 6 other known made guys in Las Vegas from the East Coast. Apparently they run Prostitution and a little bookmaking, but that's the extent of it.
California has relatively no traditional organized crime. There are a handful (maybe 15-20) made guys from back East who have businesses in California, but most of them are legitimate and cash cows. Most people out here throw money at these guys because they want to work with a real mafia member. Perhaps these guys loanshark on the side, but nothing major goes on here.
California is dead, but the Genovese and Buffalo families have had an interest in Vegas since the 80s, mostly via via Steve Wynn. Steve was "born" connected to Buffalo and has had to explain his ties and close brushes with Genovese family guys repetedly. He is far from mister clean.
There is no more full blown skim operations, those days are over, but both families have assoociates and made guys with moneyon the street, and is kicked back to Erie County and NY on a regular basis
