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Siegel’s Shadow in Vegas Seven

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Yesterday (June 20) was the 65th anniversary of Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel’s murder. Vegas Seven editor Greg Blake Miller asked me to write something about it, and I thought it would be a good time to introduce someone I’ve recently met, Bernie Sindler, who actually knew Siegel. I share a little of Sindler’s story and his […]

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2nd occasional paper published

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It’s a great day at the Center for Gaming Research. The second in the Occasional Papers Series has been published. Here’s the info: Larry Gragg. “The Powerful Mythology Surrounding Bugsy Siegel,” Occasional Paper Series 2. Las Vegas: Center for Gaming Research, University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2010. Abstract: Journalists, authors, filmmakers, and historians

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