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Flamingo Turns 75

Feb 05, 2022

There was recently a diamond anniversary for one Strip property with an intriguing past. The Flamingo Hotel turned seventy-five. It opened on December 26, 1946.

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The Flamingo, which ushered in Las Vegas glamour and gangsters, turns 75

Dec 10, 2021

From Bugsy Siegel to Donny and Marie, the Flamingo has seen a lot in its 75 years on the Strip.

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El Cortez Crosses 80-Year Mark By Balancing Preservation And Renovation

Nov 19, 2021

Las Vegas may be all too eager to get rid of its oldest institutions, but the El Cortez is going nowhere.  

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A Daughter's Memories: Millicent Siegel Reminisces About The Man The World Called 'Bugsy'

Nov 28, 2017

When Millicent Siegel was 15-years-old she rode a train from New York to California to spend the summer with her father.

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Luellen Smiley

May 12, 2011

Luellen Smiley is the daughter of reputed mobster, Allen Smiley. Smiley's dad was a close friend and confidant of famous Las Vegas mobster Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel and he was sitting on the couch just feet away from Siegel the night he was murdered. While Luellen Smiley hadn't been born at the time of the shooting, she's conducted research on her father's life and the events leading up to the shooting and wants to dispel the common belief that her father might have been involved in the shooting. Luellen Smiley has contributed artifacts to the Las Vegas Mob Experience and she joins us to discuss her family history.

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