King of the Strip From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas.
The Battle for Las Vegas relates the story of the fight between the tough guys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win..
Federal and local law enforcement, recognizing the need to rid the casinos of the mob and shut down Spilotro\'s rackets, declared war on organized crime.
It wasn\'t long before Spilotro, also in charge of Vegas street crime, was known as the King of the Strip.
Glick, as the casino owner of record, Frank Lefty Rosenthal as the real boss of casino operations, and Tony Spilotro as the ultimate enforcer, who\'d do whatever it took to protect their interests.
To ensure the smooth flow of cash, the gangsters installed a front man with no criminal background, Allen R.
Unreported revenue, known as the skim, from Outfit-controlled casinos made its way out of Vegas by the bagful, ending up in the coffers of the Windy City crime bosses and their confederates around the Midwest.
King of the Strip From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas
