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Remembering Sin City and Bugsy,Remembering Sin Cit

Herb McDonald is a well-known entertainment director who tells us how he came to "sin city" in 1946, and helped promote Vegas as a place to have fun and win. Herb and Peg Crockett talk about their encounters with the infamous "Bugsy" Siegel. Former county commissioner Paul Christensen remembers growing up in the 50's - the hangouts and "the frog pond."

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