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Meyer Lansky: Ben, I don't understand this desert thing of yours. What are we - bedouins? What's wrong with concentrating on Cuba? You got legalized gambling down there too. You're right off the coast of Florida. It's like another state.
"Bugsy" Siegel: Yeah, maybe it's like another state, but it's not another state. A foreign country, Meyer, can always throw you out. Nevada *is* another state. And it's open. If we do this thing right, if we follow the hotel with the schools, the churches, and the synagogues, we build all the things that give a city backbone, we'll be in charge before you know it.
Meyer Lansky: In charge of what?
"Bugsy" Siegel: The state! And if you got a state, the whole country's within your reach
"Bugsy" Siegel: Yeah, maybe it's like another state, but it's not another state. A foreign country, Meyer, can always throw you out. Nevada *is* another state. And it's open. If we do this thing right, if we follow the hotel with the schools, the churches, and the synagogues, we build all the things that give a city backbone, we'll be in charge before you know it.
Meyer Lansky: In charge of what?
"Bugsy" Siegel: The state! And if you got a state, the whole country's within your reach
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Ben I don't understand this desert thing of yours
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What are we Bedouins
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What's wrong with concentrating on Cuba
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You got legalized gambling down there too
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You're right off the coast of Florida
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It's like another state
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Yeah it's like another state
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but it's not another state
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A foreign country Meyer can always throw you out
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Nevada is another state
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and it's open
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If we do this thing right
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if we follow the hotel with schools
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and churches and synagogues
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we build all the things that give a city backbone
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we'll be in charge before you know it
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In charge of what
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The state
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If you got a state
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the whole country's within your reach
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Movie Summary
The story of how Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel started Las Vegas.
