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Month: February 2018

The Race Wire

February 26, 2018February 26, 2018jhgraham Gangsters Tags: 326 S. Spring, 9039 Sunset, Bugsy Siegel, Duckie Irvin, Farmer Page, Gambling ships, Guy McAfee, Jack Dragna, James Ragen, Mickey Cohen, Tutor Scherer 2 Comments

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El Rancho Vegas

February 24, 2018February 24, 2018jhgraham Las Vegas Tags: Bugsy Siegel, Farmer Page, Guy McAfee, Las Vegas, Tutor Scherer, Wilbur Clark's Desert Inn

The Hotel El Rancho Vegas opened on April 3, 1941. It was the first resort casino-hotel on the strip.

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