The Mob Birthed Las Vegas, It Did Not Succeed It
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The podcast explains how Las Vegas’ casino industry was born and what role mobsters played in it.
The Mob once flocked to Las Vegas and helped to create Sin City. The Mob was evicted by regulation and law enforcement. Jeff German, a journalist who has been reporting and investing in TheMob for over 40 years, has shed light on how The mob got in Las Las and was later evaded by law.
The government was happy to see the birth of Las Vegas. In the 1960s, the Nevada Corporate Gaming Act was passed. It made it illegal for anyone involved in the running of gambling businesses to be a mobster. The Black Book was created to keep suspected mobsters out of casinos. New license applications undergo background checks. The podcast addresses issues resolved by the passing of the law. There is still the social stigma of allowing someone in a crime family to run things in Vegas, but Harry Reid doesn't see it changing any time soon.
