History In Handcuffs

Missing This 'Mob Museum' Would Be A Crime

If you saw the movie "Casino" you know it's part of Vegas past. In real life, characters named Bugsy, Lefty & Lansky made the town what it is today. And since they were replaced by corporations, there's an odd nostalgia about them... Mostly by those who don't appreciate that not all crime is organized the same way.

In 2011, a museum depicting the history of organized crime in America will open in downtown Las Vegas. It will be known as the Las Vegas Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, or more simply "The Mob Museum." Host Liane Hansen speaks with the city's mayor, Oscar B. Goodman, and the museum project manager, Sam Tolman, about the museum.

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