Las Vegas and the Mob
It's a common belief that Las Vegas was a far better city to visit when the mob was in control and there's significant evidence available to support that theory. Entertainment in the city was influenced heavily by the mob when world-class entertainers like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Liberace, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, Ike and Tina Turner and Elvis Presley were regulars at Strip hotels. It was the place of $1.98 buffets, $7 prime rib dinners and hotel rooms on the cheap. Players were treated like royalty, given room and food comps, pulled out of line for better tables and tipping the host at star-studded shows in the grand rooms of every strip hotel guaranteed you a front row seat.