Things You Didn't Know About Vegas
Wednesday, Aug 19, 2020, 4:00 pm
By:
Tony Williams
#7 The Flamingo Hotel And Bugsy Siegel
Sometimes a mobster should just stick to his day job. Bugsy Siegel, the notorious mobster, was responsible for putting Las Vegas on the map as a gambler's dream come true. He decided todabblein the hotel business, but his venture fell flat. Siegel spent large sums of money trying to furnish his hotel, Flamingo. The hotel's name wasinspired by his showgirl girlfriend, who had extremely long legs.
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