The Battle for Las Vegas: The Law vs. The Mob

### Review

A solid, well-researched account of the years Anthony Spilotro was the Chicago Outfit's enforcer in Las Vegas. -- _Sunrise View, May 16, 2006_[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]Dennis N. Griffin uses all of his investigative and interviewing skills to bring this fascinating story to his readers. -- _Rome Sentinel, July 22, 2006_[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]If you want to know about Las Vegas in the mob days, this book says it all. A great read. -- _Tru Hawkins, KDWN Radio, April 2, 2006_[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]No punches are pulled in this hard-hitting account of some of the most vicious men to ever walk the earth. --_Salem-News.com, August 13, 2006_

### Product Description

From the 1970s through the mid-1980s, the Chicago Outfit dominated organized crime in Las Vegas. 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. To ensure the smooth flow of cash, the gangsters installed a front man with no criminal background, Allen R. Glick, as the casino owner of record, Frank "Lefty" Rosenthaal as the real boss of casino operations, and Tony Spilotro as the ultimate enforcer, who'd do whatever it took to protect their interests. It wasn't long before Spilotoro, also in charge of Vegas street crime, was known as the "King of the Strip." 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. The Battle for Las Vegas relates the story of the fight between the tough buys on both sides, told in large part by the agents and detectives who knew they had to win.