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Casino Mafia Ownership
The time period when the mafia were in control of the casinos in Las Vegas -
Bugsy Opens The Flamingo
Bugsy is first to open the Flamingo casino, which turns out to be a disaster -
Siegel Murdered
Siegel was found murdered in his Virginia Hill home, with two bullets to the head. -
Desert Inn Opens
The Desert Inn, a mafia owned casino, opens in Las Vegas -
Sahara Opens
Sahara, a mafia owned casino, opens in 1952. -
The Sands Opens
The Sands, another mafia owned casino, is built by the mafia. -
Rooftop Fire at the Sahara
There is a rooftop fire at the Sahara casino, causing $1,000,000 in damage to property. -
The Dunes Opens
The Dune Casino, yet another mafia owned casino opens, and is managed by Morris Shenker and other associates. -
The Tropicana Opens
The Tropicana, a mafia owned casino opens, managed by Frank Costello. -
The Stardust Casino
The new Stardust Casino Opens, managed by Tony "The Hat" Cornero, who was a mafia affiliate and owner of the Stardust Casino. -
las vegas sign made
there was no specific date but the famous las vegas sign was made in 1959 by Betty Willis -
Rat Pack
The rat pack has their first performance in 1960, marking sucess in Mafia casinos. however there was no date that was set in stone. -
Howard Buys Casinos
Howard buys many casinos, including some of the Mafia owned ones as well. -
Howard Hughes buys Desert Inn
Howard Hughes buys the Desert Inn from the mafia,to avoid eviction from the staff. -
Elvis and Priscilla Marry
Elvis and Priscilla marry at the Aladdin Casino, which was mafia owned. -
circus circus opens
the circus circus opens the place where tourists and families now come to have fun -
elvis signs for his first performance at the international
Elvis Presley starts his shows at the International, signing up for four weeks, twice a year, for $125,000 per week. -
The Frank Rosenthal Show
There was no specific date, but through out the 1970's, Frank ran "The Frank Rosenthal Show" in order to convince people that he wasn't such a bad guy. -
Rosenthal Denied License
No date that was set in stone, but Rosenthal applied for a gaming commision due to suspicions by the authorities and was denied. -
The Robbery
The Hole in the wall gang, part of the Mafia, plan to make a big heist, however they are intercepted and arrested by police forces. -
Frank Rosenthal Survives
Frank Rosenthal Survives a near fatal car bomb incident, an alleged assasination by his other mob members. -
Spilotro Dead
Tony "The Ant" Spilotro was found dead in an Indiana cornfield before his trial, and it was deemed a murder. -
Tony “The Ant” Spilotro dies
tony the ant spilotro is killed in an Indiana cornfield. -
Rosenthal Forced out of vegas
Frank was kicked out of Las Vegas because he was placed in the "Black Book" by the Nevada Gaming Commision. He retired to Laguna Niguel, California.
