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I didn’t just study the history of the mob in Las Vegas — I lived it. I had a front row seat to how we built this town, ran the casinos, and turned a patch of desert into Sin City. In this one, I sit down with Jesse on NewsNation and take you to the real sites: the Dunes, where Raymond Patriarca and later the Chicago guys put up the money, and Lake Mead, the burial ground where bodies are still surfacing today. I’ll tell you how skimming actually worked, why Vegas was a better town when we controlled it, and what finally brought it all down. It wasn’t Gotti. It was RICO. This is old Vegas the way it really was — from someone who was there.
Vegas Was Better When the Mob Ran It, Former Mob Boss Explains Why
Former Mob Boss: We Built Vegas — And Ran It Better
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00:00 - Introduction: We Built Vegas
00:51 - The Mob's Role in Old Vegas
02:54 - Do They Still Run It Today?
03:46 - Vegas Was Better When We Ran It
04:14 - Standing at the Old Dunes
05:38 - Properties Still Tied to Old Vegas
06:01 - When the FBI Moved In
06:29 - Why Bodies Went to Lake Mead
07:53 - The Barrel That Surfaced in 2022
08:46 - Is That Really Pappas?
09:08 - How Skimming Actually Worked
10:10 - It Was RICO, Not Gotti
Backbone Media Group
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I didn’t just study the history of the mob in Las Vegas — I lived it. I had a front row seat to how we built this town, ran the casinos, and turned a patch of desert into Sin City. In this one, I sit down with Jesse on NewsNation and take you to the real sites: the Dunes, where Raymond Patriarca and later the Chicago guys put up the money, and Lake Mead, the burial ground where bodies are still surfacing today. I’ll tell you how skimming actually worked, why Vegas was a better town when we controlled it, and what finally brought it all down. It wasn’t Gotti. It was RICO. This is old Vegas the way it really was — from someone who was there.
Vegas Was Better When the Mob Ran It, Former Mob Boss Explains Why
Former Mob Boss: We Built Vegas — And Ran It Better
🤝 Book 1 on 1 Call With Me: michaelfranzese.com/book-1-on-1-call
🔥 Check out my store: store.michaelfranzese.com
🎙️ Michael Franzese Podcast on Spotify: spoti.fi/3Eo39qb
📧 Interested in partnerships? partnerships@michaelfranzese.com
00:00 - Introduction: We Built Vegas
00:51 - The Mob's Role in Old Vegas
02:54 - Do They Still Run It Today?
03:46 - Vegas Was Better When We Ran It
04:14 - Standing at the Old Dunes
05:38 - Properties Still Tied to Old Vegas
06:01 - When the FBI Moved In
06:29 - Why Bodies Went to Lake Mead
07:53 - The Barrel That Surfaced in 2022
08:46 - Is That Really Pappas?
09:08 - How Skimming Actually Worked
10:10 - It Was RICO, Not Gotti
Backbone Media Group
