(Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto El Cortez 600 E. Fremont St. El Cortez touts its mob ties throughout the property. “Infamous mobsters Bugsy Siegel, Moe Sedway ...

Was Vegas really better under the Mob, or are we just remembering the free steaks? In this piece, Christian Bohren (‘26) ...

Las Vegas wasn’t much more than a Sin Village ... A few miles to the southwest, mobster Bugsy Siegel’s venerable 1946 Flamingo lit up the Strip, as did the Desert Inn, the Sahara and the ...

The El Cortez Hotel is drenched in enough vintage neon to fill you with the spirit of old Las Vegas and a great place to ...

Gangster Ben "Bugsy" Seigel left his mark on the world by basically inventing modern Las Vegas in the 1940s when he built the ...

New York gangster Ben Bugsy Siegel takes a brief business trip ... Then a trip to a run-down gambling joint at a spot in the desert known as Las Vegas gives him his big idea.

The opening of the Flamingo Hotel was a key turning point in 1946, setting the stage for a new era of excitement. The iconic “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, erected in 1959, became a symbol of ...

Reannon Muth Back in the day, not even Vegas' neon ... to exposing America's mob history. Visitors to the museum will learn about such notorious gangsters as Al Capone, Bugsy Siegel and John ...

Las Vegas celebrates its 120th birthday, honoring more than a century of growth, innovation, and unforgettable moments that ...

But no two mobster stories are alike, which is why we rounded up the 13 most influential mafia moments that helped Vegas rise to power — and then we ranked them on just how epic they really were ...