On December 26, 1946, mobster Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel opened his new hotel in Las Vegas, The Pink Flamingo. The facility was not yet finished, but Siegel hoped to raise revenue with the opening. The plan flopped. Gamblers had no rooms at the hotel, so they went elsewhere to gamble. The casino lost $300,000 the first week. In 1947, Bugsy was murdered. The case was never solved, but some of his hotel partners may have thought he was double-dealing.
