Summary Of Dennis Griffin S The Battle For Las Vegas

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Publisher : Everest Media LLC
Page : 20 pages
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Release : 2022-05-23T22:59:00Z
Category : History
ISBN : 9798822522046

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Summary of Dennis Griffin's The Battle for Las Vegas by Everest Media, Pdf

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 In 1829, an 18-year-old Mexican scout for the Antonio Armijo Trading Caravan found a new trade route from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Los Angeles. In 1855, Brigham Young ordered 30 missionaries to Las Vegas Valley to teach the Paiutes farming techniques. The Paiutes rejected the Mormon’s offerings, and the fort was abandoned in 1858. #2 The first Strip casino, the El Rancho Vegas, opened in 1941. It was followed by the Flamingo in 1946, which was built by gangster Benjamin Siegel. Siegel had the looks of a Hollywood leading man and made frequent trips from New York to Los Angeles. #3 Siegel was unable to get funding for the Flamingo from his gangland friends, and he began to run out of his own estimated $1 million. He made numerous trips to the Midwest and East Coast in search of additional funding. #4 The Flamingo opened in Las Vegas on December 26, 1946, but it was a disaster. It lost money, and word of the losses made their way to Siegel. He became irate and threw out at least one family. He decided to wait for the hotel to be finished before reopenings.

Author : Dennis N. Griffin
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2006-04-25
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9780929712376

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The Battle for Las Vegas by Dennis N. Griffin Pdf

From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. To ensure the smooth flow of cash, the gangsters installed a front man with no criminal background, Allen R. Glick, as the casino owner of record, Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal as the real boss of casino operations, and Tony Spilotro as the ultimate enforcer, who’d do whatever it took to protect their interests. It wasn’t long before Spilotro, also in charge of Vegas street crime, was known as the “King of the Strip.” Federal and local law enforcement, recognizing the need to rid the casinos of the mob and shut down Spilotro’s rackets, declared war on organized crime. The Battle for Las Vegas relates the story of the fight between the tough guys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win.

Author : Dennis Griffin
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2008-06-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9780929712826

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The Battle for Las Vegas by Dennis Griffin Pdf

An unprecedented look at Las Vegas law enforcement's fight to keep the Mafia from taking over Las Vegas, The Battle for Las Vegas relates the story of the fight between the tough guys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win.

Author : Dennis N. Griffin
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 309 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780929712451

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Cullotta by Dennis N. Griffin Pdf

From burglary to armed robbery and murder, infamous bad guy Frank Cullotta not only did it all, in Cullotta he admits to it -- and in graphic detail. This no-holds-barred biography chronicles the life of a career criminal who started out as a thug on the streets of Chicago and became a trusted lieutenant in Tony Spilotro's gang of organised lawbreakers in Las Vegas. Cullotta's was a world of high-profile heists, street muscle, and information -- lots of it -- about many of the FBI's most wanted. In the end, that information was his ticket out of crime, as he turned government witness and became one of a handful of mob insiders to enter the Witness Protection Program.

Author : Dennis N. Griffin
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2005-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780929712239

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Policing Las Vegas by Dennis N. Griffin Pdf

Policing Las Vegas chronicles the evolution of law enforcement in Las Vegas and Clark County from the days of night watchmen and cops who carted drunks to jail on horseback to today's acclaimed Metropolitan Police Department. It's filled with stories about the colorful characters on both sides of the law, drawn from history, legend, and the personal accounts of many men and women who policed Las Vegas.

Author : Dennis N. Griffin,Andrew DiDonato
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781935396383

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Surviving the Mob by Dennis N. Griffin,Andrew DiDonato Pdf

What do you do when the law wants you behind bars and the New York crime families want you buried? Surviving the Mob is a cautionary tale of the harsh reality of a criminal, inmate, fugitive, and witness who -- so far -- has lived to tell the tale.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : American literature
ISBN : UCSD:31822036083590

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The Publishers Weekly by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dennis Griffin,Frank Cullotta
Publisher : Wildblue Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-19
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 1942266952

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The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster by Dennis Griffin,Frank Cullotta Pdf

The Chicago organized crime family known as the 'Outfit' dates back to the reign of the infamous Al Capone and prohibition. As the years passed and prohibition was repealed, Outfit bosses had to adapt and seek new ways to make money illegally. One of those was the expanding gambling and entertainment oasis in the desert: Las Vegas. A lot of cash passed through the Vegas casinos and the mobsters devised a way to get some of it, using a process that came to be known as 'the skim.' To protect their interests, the Outfit sent an enforcer to Sin City in 1971 He was to make sure their casino operations ran smoothly and deal with interlopers, employees who were skimming the skim and other troublemakers, by any means necessary. His name was Tony Spilotro. To help him run his empire Tony imported several heavies from Chicago. Among them was his childhood friend Frank Cullotta, who would function as Tony's street lieutenant. His assignment was to assemble a crew of thieves, arsonists and killers to provide muscle for Tony as necessary, and carry out lucrative burglaries that Tony brought to their attention. Frank and his crew were dubbed by the news media as the Hole in the Wall Gang. The Spilotro era in Vegas was dramatized in the 1995 blockbuster movie Casino, in which Joe Pesci played a character based on Spilotro. Character actor Frank Vincent played 'Frankie' based on Frank Cullotta. The real Frank Cullotta was a technical consultant to the film and appeared in several scenes as a hit man. As screenwriter Nick Pileggi said, 'Without Frank Cullotta there would have been no Casino.' In 'The Rise and Fall' of Tony Spilotro, Frank tells the true story of Tony Spilotro, his rise up the ladder to become an Outfit boss, his subsequent fall from power and murder at the hands of the Outfit. Frank also talks about the many murders Tony committed, ordered or planned. In several instances Frank names the killers in cases that are officially unsolved. It's a story that only Frank Cullotta could tell.

Author : Vito Colucci
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798987847701

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Rogue Town by Vito Colucci Pdf

Rogue Town is Vito Colucci's first-hand account of how he and a handful of honest cops risked everything to bring the guilty to justice in one of the most corrupt cities in 1960s - 1980s America. Revised and updated second edition.

Author : Frank Cullotta,Dennis N. Griffin
Publisher : WildBlue Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-10
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781952225390

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Frank Cullotta's Greatest (Kitchen) Hits by Frank Cullotta,Dennis N. Griffin Pdf

The mobster portrayed in Casino “swaps his gun and fedora for an apron and chef’s hat and shares the recipes for some of his favorite dishes.” —Nicholas Pileggi, #1 New York Times–bestselling author and screenwriter of Casino Includes over 40 color photographs Frank Cullotta was best known for his exploits as an associate of the Chicago Outfit and his role as Tony Spilotro’s enforcer and street lieutenant in Las Vegas. However, he had another interest besides crime. He loved to cook. In this book he shares some of his favorite recipes for your eating pleasure. Dennis Griffin first met Cullotta in 2005, and the two became close friends and co-authors of four books, including the bestseller The Rise and Fall of a 'Casino' Mobster. As Cullotta’s health failed, he was determined to bring their final collaboration into the world. The result is this collection of anecdotes, photos, and recipes—from the pizza served at the Las Vegas restaurant Cullotta opened (using stolen money) in 1979 to the mostaccioli his mom made and much more. “I have known Frank Cullotta since he served as a technical consultant for the movie Casino. Frank’s reputation is primarily that of a master criminal and an enforcer for Chicago Outfit mobster Tony Spilotro. While that is true, he also had a softer side that few people knew about. He loved to cook . . . If you like to prepare and eat delicious meals, this is the book for you.” —Nicholas Pileggi

Author : Al W Moe
Publisher : Al W Moe
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781483955551

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Vegas and the Mob by Al W Moe Pdf

Las Vegas was the Mob's greatest venture and most spectacular success, and through 40 years of frenzy, murder, deceit, scams, and skimming, the FBI listened on phone taps and did virtually nothing to stop the fun. This is the truth about the Mob's control of the casinos in Vegas like you've never heard it before, from start to finish. Two of the nation's most powerful crime family bosses went to prison in the 1930's: Al Capone and Lucky Luciano. Frank Nitti took over the Chicago Outfit, while Frank Costello ran things for the Luciano Family. Both men were influenced by their bosses from prison, and both sent enough gangsters into the streets to influence loan sharking, extortion, union control, and drug sales. Bugsy Siegel worked for both groups, handling a string of murders and opening up gaming on the west coast, and that included Las Vegas, an oasis of sin in the middle of the desert - and it was legal. Most of it. The FBI watched as the Mob took control of casino after casino, killed off the competition, and stole enough money to bribe their way to respectability back home. By the 1950's, nearly every major crime family had a stake in a Las Vegas casino. Some did better than others. Casino owners watched-over their profits while competing crime families eyed each other's success like jealous lovers. Murder often followed.

Author : Frank Cullota,Dennis N. Griffin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 229 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Criminals
ISBN : 193675925X

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Hole in the Wall Gang by Frank Cullota,Dennis N. Griffin Pdf

Author : Lynn M. Zook,Allen Sandquist,Carey Burke
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 0738569690

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Las Vegas, 1905-1965 by Lynn M. Zook,Allen Sandquist,Carey Burke Pdf

Everyone thinks they know the story of Las Vegas: the showgirls, the gambling, the mob. But Las Vegas has always been much more. Families have lived here since its founding in 1905. After 1931, legalized gaming became the big tourist draw, and following World War II, the town began to market itself as "America's Playground." That is when the famed Las Vegas Strip came into its own and downtown was dubbed "Glitter Gulch." These vintage postcards show how Las Vegas evolved from a dusty railroad town into the "Entertainment Capital of the World," while remaining a city filled with families and pioneering souls.

Author : William F. Roemer, Jr.
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 353 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1995-04-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780804113106

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Enforcer by William F. Roemer, Jr. Pdf

Bugsy Siegel built Las Vegas, but it was Tony "The Ant" Spilotro who ran the show. Now William F. Roemer, Jr., veteran FBI agent and scourge of the Cosa Nostra, tells the shocking story of how a teenage wiseguy grew up to become "the man" in Vegas. From the gritty streets of Chicago to the neon-lit Nevada wonderland, Roemer assembles a rogue's gallery of the highest-ranking capos and the lowest creeps of organized crime. As incredible as any work of fiction -- but it's all fact!

Author : John L. Smith
Publisher : Huntington Press Inc
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-06-18
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1935396900

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Of Rats and Men by John L. Smith Pdf

Of Rats and Men is the story of Mafia informants, made men, over-zealous government agents, a courtroom wizard, and the "happiest mayor in America." It's the biography of Oscar Goodman.