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Yes, people might have biases. In this case though, Vegas really was developed by the mafia.
by kjkjadksj 3y ago
Yes, people might have biases. In this case though, Vegas really was developed by the mafia.
- freeopinion 3y agoThis is an interesting question. I don't think the first casino in Vegas was established by the mafia. The mafia's involvement later on is well documented. The mafia's current involvement is not so well documented. If you believe that the mafia was eventually exercised from Las Vegas and look at the development before and after that point... We could have a reasonable discussion about whether the development post-mafia dwarfs the development under the mafia and whether the development under the mafia dwarfs the development pre-mafia. But the claim seemed to me to be about the present day. Today, I think the industry falls about the same place as big-oil or big-pharma or big-auto or big-politics. That is, plenty of people would call them all criminal-adjacent. But it still makes me wince a little. I'm sympathetic to them all being heckled, though.
- refurb 3y agoGambling existed before the mafia. The mafia isn't that involved with Las Vegas any more.