THE 1950'S BOOM IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA AND HAVANA, CUBA!
MOE DALITZ BEGAN HIS RISE TO FAME AND FORTUNE IN THE 1950'S. THESE YEARS PROVIDED A NEW SOURCE OF INCOME FROM THE PENT UP DEMAND OF WORLD WAR II. THIS WAS OFTEN CALLED THE GOLDEN AGE FOR THE LAS VEGAS CASINO BUSINESS. THE REALITY IS THAT BY THE 1930'S ORGANIZED CRIME CONTROLLED EVERY MAJOR GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENT IN LAS VEGAS AND CUBA. THE MOB NOW HAD INTERNATIONAL PLANS TO EXPAND INTO CUBA AND DEVELOP A CENTER FOR A LEGAL GAMBLING GLOBAL MARKETPLACE. MOE DALITZ HAD LEARNED THE VALUE OF BEING IN LANSKY'S GAMBLING NETWORK. DALITZ WAS GIVEN HIS FIRST OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE HIS MID-WESTERN OPERATION TO LAS VEGAS. DALITZ IMMEDIATELY INVESTED IN THE DESERT INN. ORGANIZED CRIME HAD TO INVEST $22 BILLION DOLLARS THEY EARNED FROM PROHIBITION. THEY HAD CREATED A VIET CONG APPROACH TO BORING INTO THE LAS VEGAS MARKET AND CUBAN MARKET. THE GREEN FELT JUNGLE CHARACTERIZED THE DEVIANT LAS VEGAS SUB-CULTURE. THIS INVISIBLE SUB-CULTURE LOOKED OUTSIDE THE DALITZ POWER ST...