I do know that Bugsy took over a casino that was already being constructed and that would become the Flamingo - not sure of original name. The idea of headlining entertainment, four-star restaurants, treating guests like kings and queens, swimming pools and movie stars DID NOT originate with Bugsy, but with the original owner whose hotel Bugsy took over. I forget the guy's name but I know he was such a degenerate gambler, his friends told him to build his own casino and gamble there so he'd stop losing all his money. I think Bugsy gets more credit than he deserves for "inventing" Las Vegas. But former mobster Sonny Girard wrote a great post about Bugsy - here's the link: http://www.sonnysmobsocialclub.com/mobblog.html -- you have to keep scanning down until you reach the Bugsy post.

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