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      • Bugsy Siegel built a criminal empire through bootlegging, gambling and ruthless assassinations before setting up shop in Las Vegas. He opened the famous Flamingo Hotel and Casino, the start of his notorious gambling operation in the middle of the Las Vegas desert. In 1947 he was gunned down at his girlfriend Virginia Hill's home at the age of 41.
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    Bugsy Siegel. Benjamin " Bugsy " Siegel (/ ˈsiːɡəl /; February 28, 1906 – June 20, 1947) was an American mobster [3] who was a driving force behind the development of the Las Vegas Strip. [4] Siegel was influential within the Jewish Mob, along with his childhood friend and fellow gangster Meyer Lansky, and he also held significant ...

  3. Apr 22, 2021 · 1906-1947. Who Was Bugsy Siegel? Bugsy Siegel built a criminal empire through bootlegging, gambling and ruthless assassinations before setting up shop in Las Vegas. He opened the famous...

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  4. May 1, 2024 · In the 1930s and 1940s, Bugsy Siegel thrived as one of America’s most successful gangsters. He first ran gambling and bootleg rackets in his native New York, then rubbed shoulders with movie stars in Los Angeles, and finally helped create Las Vegas as we know it.

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  5. Nov 9, 2009 · The son of Jewish immigrants, Benjamin “BugsySiegel (1906-1947) began his life of crime on the streets of Brooklyn. He formed the Bugs-Meyer gang with Meyer Lansky as an adolescent, then rose...

  6. Sep 17, 2024 · Bugsy Siegel, American gangster who played an instrumental role in the initial development of Las Vegas gambling. However, his skimming and other duplicities angered Meyer Lansky and other bosses, and Siegel was killed in 1947. Learn more about his life and crimes.

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  7. Jul 22, 2024 · Bugsy Siegel, a notorious mobster, rose from Brooklyn slums to Beverly Hills and made his mark in Nevada's gambling scene. Siegel met a violent end in 1947 when an assassin fired nine rounds through a window, killing him instantly.

  8. Jun 20, 2017 · The murder of BenjaminBugsy” Siegel is one of the signature events in organized crime history, rivaling the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre in Chicago for supremacy in the popular consciousness. It’s perhaps no surprise that both events feature an unresolved mystery.

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