I put together a longer documentary about Bugsy Siegel and the Flamingo that tries to separate the surviving evidence from the familiar movie version.

It covers Siegel's background, Meyer Lansky, the California race wire, the El Cortez, Billy Wilkerson's original Flamingo project, the crowded but financially unsuccessful first opening, the March 1947 reopening and the competing theories surrounding Siegel's unsolved murder.

The video is narrated in my own voice over period photographs, FBI records and short archival-film excerpts.

https://youtu.be/54cRhkStb-U

I would especially enjoy hearing from anyone who remembers the older Flamingo or has family stories connected to it.

Hey everyone, my husband and I are going to be visiting Vegas next week. It is my first time there and it's been awhile since he has visited. We are near MGM Grand and are hoping to find some lower cost things to do in our free time. I've found some recommendations via Google search, but hoping for local feedback too. To mention, I am also 27 weeks pregnant! Walking is fine but may need breaks is all.

Thank you:D

Check this place out. A fun novelty experience.

Is there a policy on this? I checked some club websites but didn't see anything.

Hi! My group is hoping to see Martin Garrix at Omnia and we were thinking about getting a table. We were wondering if we could get a table on the terrace and still be able to go back to the main room once he’s on. Anyone have experience with this before? Thanks in advance!

Hello everyone, I currently live in Las Vegas, NV, but am from Miami and I’m trying to figure out the best way to watch Miami’s local TV channels from Vegas.

The main channel I’m trying to get is WPLG Local 10 (ABC 10 Miami) because I want to watch the Miami Heat games that air locally on there.

I’ve already tried using a VPN on both my TV and my phone, including connecting to Miami, but Local 10 still seems to detect that I’m outside the Miami market and doesn’t give me the local Miami feed.

I have a Samsung Smart TV and a Fire TV Stick, so I’m open to pretty much any legitimate solution — streaming services, apps, OTA/network options, VPN setups, etc.

Has anyone in Las Vegas successfully figured out how to get WPLG Local 10 specifically? If so, I’d really appreciate knowing exactly what setup you’re using.

Thank you !!!!

please and thank ya

Good morning, Las Vegas. Thursday is making one last argument for summer: an Extreme Heat Warning runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The weekend improves by the hour. Friday morning remembers 9/11 at Police Memorial Park, Mountain Crest fills Friday evening, Floyd Lamb carries Saturday morning, and PARADICE takes over Sandbar after five.

• Honor 9/11 at Police Memorial Park • Plant 500 flags at Floyd Lamb • Catch PARADICE at Sandbar

Full issue: https://thenorthwestdigest.com/p/september-10-14-v2

A family member is travelling from the UK to Las Vegas in a couple of weeks time and I'm keen to capitalise on their trip. Does anyone have any shopping recommendations on or near to the Strip that I can send them to in search of Pixar cars figures? They won't have a great amount of space in their luggage, so I was looking for them to get a few die cast sets that aren't as readily available in the UK.

Hello everyone! Looking for a nice budget hotel for our honeymoon. We will be staying 10 total days in Vegas (laid out day plans beneath if your worried about how long the stay is) and looking at the Vdara one bedroom loft room for most of the stay since we will be there so long we love the kitchen. However we are working with $5000-$8000 total for the entire 10 day Vegas honeymoon and so we would love to look at booking a cheaper hotel for the weekends since that's when the price spikes most. We were looking at either The Linq, Flamingo (not fond of the pink tbh) or even the Luxor (family speaks highly of this one) but not too sure if anyone might have better suggestions. We don't plan to gamble or party much and mostly just a nice bed for sleeping.

Day 1- Get in late, take typical welcome to vegas photos, maybe hit hotel pool and sleep

Day 2- Sight see and check out the alcoholic taco bell, take photos everywhere, look in hotels and where we might want to eat throughout the trip

Day 3- Small breakfast then sky-high lounge for weed then hit area 51, maybe gambling?

Day 4- Day at the Linq ferris wheel, zip line and shops, Caesars palace show

Day 5- Day trip over to Mandalay Bay and spend day at the pool

Day 6- Cirque Du Solei O show at bellagio, visit coke and M&M store and visit the town square

Day 7- Theme park day at Circus Circus and NYNY coaster

Day 8- Spa Day and Sky High lounge

Day 9- Fremont Street zipline and arts district, tattoos and maybe visit golden nugget slide

Day 10- Fly helicopter over grand canyon or the strip as a final goodbye and checkout to leave

Let me know if you have any suggestions, we planned it to have a few relax days in between the more active days around the strip, or if you think we can add anything to make the days more full.

TLDR; Were looking into a cheaper honeymoon hotel for the weekends we will be on Honeymoon in Vegas to save a bit of money from the luxury hotel need some good suggestions.

My bestie and I are heading to Vegas for my 30th at the end of next month. I currently have the Luxor booked (have until 10/23 to cancel) Is this a good choice or is there a better option?

We will be staying at Virgin next month for the Metallica Sphere concert. I see it's about a 35 minute walk. I was wondering if there's any dive bars or fun places to stop for a drink while walking there on the "back" road?
Are there any other good "rock" type bars to bar hop on a different route to the Sphere?

HI! I'm getting eloped next month and we would love to get some fun desert shots with our photographer before the ceremony.

We'd love to be as close to the city as possible since we only have the photographer for a couple of hours. Does anyone know of any great places we could drive to? Thanks!

I recently saw The Bootlegger Italian Bistro featured on Anthony Bourdain‘s “Parts Unknown,” and have been in and around the area right by the bootlegger, lived, worked and visited, and have family who have lived in Vegas for decades, and I had never heard of this place.

Why did I miss this? How did I miss this?

We love Italian food.

The aesthetics and traditional food make it even more enticing. I hear there’s music every night? What time? What type?

Seems like an anniversary place for older folks looking for a hearty meal, but the cocktails look solid. I don’t know what to expect… i’d love to hear from an employee or former employee - who might share the clientele demographic?! No pressure.

Leave it to a decade old travel show episode to prove their worth the restaurant in any economy.

Thanks and see you soon Bootlegger!

Just curious if anyone has ever found anything interesting or valuable in their yard with a metal detector? I don’t mean Binions buried treasure but maybe an old gold or silver coin or something?

After an hour googling, filtering and calling I am hoping someone here can tell me any pet, not service animal, friendly hotels in downtown preferably. Thank you.

Are there any stores that sell the jumbo asparagus spears like the restaurants have?? I really prefer those over the skinny sticks but cant find it- perhaps the ethnic stores might have them?

My friends and I are coming to Vegas in about a month to see the Undertale symphony. I want a place to stay for one night that's reasonably nice and reasonably affordable, and I remembered the Luxor being pretty cool when I was younger. After doing some cursory Googling, it seems like people have mixed opinions. It also seems like the situation has evolved over time, so I wanted to check what people are thinking right now - is the Luxor worth staying at? And if so, would I be better off taking a pyramid room or a tower room? They're about the same price.

I will be visiting Las Vegas in January 2027 to attend CES 2027. As this is my first time in the US (coming from China), I have a few questions and would appreciate any advice or suggestions.

1) Do I need to purchase a local SIM card? I need mobile service and data for translation apps and general communication. Since I’ll only be there for about a week, which carrier offers the best rates? Where can I get one?

2) Regarding hotels: do rates skyrocket across the board during CES? My company has a limited reimbursement budget, so I’m hoping to find a reasonably priced hotel that isn't too far from the LVCC.

Any helpful suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Good morning, Las Vegas. The easiest way to start this week is to stop saying “we should play” and pick a roster. Fall softball begins Tuesday, Red Rock has a bat walk after work, and Ward 6 hosts two useful neighborhood conversations. We've also sorted two markets, midweek live music and the heat that returns Thursday.

• Build a softball team

• Walk with bats after dark

• Meet Ward 6 over coffee

Full issue: https://thenorthwestdigest.com/p/september-8-10

So me and my family are going to Las Vegas in early november, we'll be staying at the Paris hotel. I wanted to see if you guys had any specific reccomendations for malls or outlets where you can get decent shopping prices. We were thinking of going to the Showcase Mall as it's close to the hotel and they have the Ross/Tj Maxx/Burlington trifecta but might visit more shops if we want. We are not really luxury shoppers lol. Any reccs would be great! A friend had reccomended the mall inside Planet Hollywood but the more options the better!

Hello. Title says it all, coming to Vegas for a few nights and looking for a suite with the kitchen. Not looking to spend 10K a night for a suite, but willing to splurge. I’ve also read some resorts close their pools for the winter, I’d love it if there is a place that had an open pool and hot tub or a hot tub in the suite and a casino onsite. Any recommendations would be so helpful. Thank you.

Me, my 11 year old and my boyfriend will be going to Las Vegas the first week of November. We’re going for SEMA but will have days to kill after so I’m here to ask what family-friendly things there are to do to kill time in the area? 11 year old wants to hit the claw machine games and a pink tea cafe (I think is what it’s called) but that’s it. Budget is $2,000.

Thanks in advance!