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Articles and Products of History Bugsy Siegel Benjamin Siegel was born in 1906 and was born to be a gangster. He was a tough Jew from New York and soon he received the nickname “Bugs” at the age of only 15 years old. However, you wouldn’t want to call him that to his face. Bugsy Siegel preferred to be called Ben you wouldn’t want to make this gangster mad.
After teaming up with Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel and Lansky soon had control of the Lower East Side. However, it was only after gunning down Joe Masseria that Bugsy Siegel made way for a national crime syndicate. He was now associated with the likes of Lucky Luciano, Frank Costello, Albert Anastatsia and Vito Genovese. Bugsy Siegel was soon sent to California to head the mobs operations out west. Bugsy upheld his violent reputation but surprisingly fit in very well with the Hollywood celebrities. He was known to be quite charming and a bit of a ladies man. Bugsy Siegel was known for his mental state which is how he received the nickname. However, in addition to his taste for committing murder, he was also credited with other off the wall situations. Bugsy Siegel not only met with top Nazis, but also peddled a explosive devices to Benito Mussolini. Perhaps the most famous of Bugsy’s ventures was the Flamingo hotel in Las Vegas. In fact, he is credited with fathering modern day gambling in Las Vegas. More accurately he stole the ideas that were already being put into place and funded them with money he received from his mob ties. In addition to housing four of his lovely ladies in the Flamingo, Bugsy Siegel had other problems. He was taking some of the money given to him from the mob for his Las Vegas projects. For a while, the Flamingo was in serious financial trouble but in the end was starting to make a profit. This proved not enough to change the minds of the syndicate who decided Bugsy Siegel had to go. In fact, Luciano and Lansky were in on the decision and on June 20, 1947, Bugsy Siegel was shot while resting at the mansion of his girlfriend Virginia. Further Reading
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