Two of the most notorious mobsters responsible for making Las Vegas what it is today were Benjamin Bugsy Siegel and Meyer Lansky. In 1946, Meyer Lansky began showing interest in investing in Las Vegas casinos.
Ownership by Frank Sinatra. Frank Sinatra became the majority stakeholder in the Cal Neva Lodge in 1960. Frank Sinatra first visited Cal Neva in 1951; his trip made the national press as he overdosed on sleeping pills and this was reported to the local sheriff.
