Bugsy Siegel

Bugsy Siegel was an American organized-crime figure who helped develop the Flamingo Hotel in Las Vegas. He was murdered in 1947.

Meyer Lansky: Meyer Lansky was an American organized-crime figure and Siegel’s longtime associate. Lansky was Siegel’s close partner in criminal ventures and a major figure in the syndicate financing the Flamingo.
Flamingo Las Vegas: Flamingo Las Vegas is a casino hotel opened in 1946 on the Las Vegas Strip. Siegel became the public face and driving force of this resort project.
Lower East Side: The Lower East Side is a neighborhood in southeastern Manhattan with a history of immigrant settlement. Siegel grew up in this New York neighborhood amid the city’s early twentieth-century street life.
Murder of Bugsy Siegel: The murder of Bugsy Siegel was the 1947 shooting that killed him at a Beverly Hills home. His unsolved killing ended his role in the Flamingo and became a defining episode in his public story.
Lucky Luciano: Lucky Luciano was an Italian-American mobster who helped organize the national crime syndicate. Siegel’s career unfolded within the wider criminal network Luciano helped shape.
Las Vegas Strip: The Las Vegas Strip is a stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard known for large casino hotels. The Flamingo helped establish the Strip as a destination for resort casinos.
Jewish-American organized crime: Jewish-American organized crime describes criminal groups and figures rooted in American Jewish communities. Siegel’s background and early associations placed him within this history.
Las Vegas history: Las Vegas history traces the development of the Nevada city from a railroad settlement into a major resort center. The Flamingo’s opening marked a turning point in the city’s casino development.
Virginia Hill: Virginia Hill was an American organized-crime associate and Siegel’s longtime companion. Her relationship with Siegel and her presence in the criminal underworld made her central to accounts of his life.
Organized crime: Organized crime is the coordinated pursuit of illegal activity by structured groups. Siegel’s ventures drew on the people, financing, and coercive networks of organized crime.

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Las Vegas cultureRelated: The Flamingo’s opening linked resort development to the city’s enduring gangster mythology.