Florida History: Lansky: Gambling, yes - Mob, no way
― Lansky in 1958 ∙ (Library of Congress) ∙ (Use search box at top right to find more about Lansky) ∙ Mobster Meyer Lansky (1902-1983) operated casinos in Miami, Hallandale, Las Vegas, pre-Castro Cuba and other places across the country in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. U.S. Senate committees and law enforcement officers labeled Lansky a top figure in organized crime; some noted his association with the notorious Murder, Inc. of the 1930s. ∙ When the federal glare became too [...].
