Las Vegas Sun

December 4, 2008

Bugsy Siegel

Sharply dressed, blue-eyed Benjamin

Photo: Nevada State Museum and Historical Society

Sharply dressed, blue-eyed Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel stands for this photo. Siegel was a well-known friend and associate of mobsters Meyer Lansky and Charlie "Lucky" Luciano. He is often credited as the father of modern Las Vegas.

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Grand opening of Frankie's Tiki Room

Grand opening of Frankie's Tiki Room

(12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. Frankie's Tiki Room)