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Vegas: The Story of Sin City

An infamous city tells its history via profiles of its iconic entertainers, entrepreneurs, mafia and politicians over 7 decades.

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Now that neon oasis is suffering
what one casino operator calls - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Now that neon oasis is suffering what one casino operator ca...

He really isn't, but Las Vegas
is clearly trying - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

He really isn't, but Las Vegas is clearly trying

In your town, women don't walk
around on the stage topless, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

In your town, women don't walk around on the stage topl...

So it had this kind of
countercultural appeal. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

So it had this kind of countercultural appeal.

Anka: In the time I performed
in the early days, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Anka: In the time I performed in the early days,

So, the launch of the gambling
industry in Las Vegas - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

So, the launch of the gambling industry in Las Vegas

McKee: Howard Hughes was
at the Desert Inn - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

McKee: Howard Hughes was at the Desert Inn

I could get whatever I wanted
whenever I wanted - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

I could get whatever I wanted whenever I wanted

And then they decided to put
in the big production shows - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And then they decided to put in the big production shows

Reporter:
"Smash gambling!" - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Reporter: "Smash gambling!"

It was such an honor
to be a showgirl. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

It was such an honor to be a showgirl.

Newscaster:
When the lights go on
on Las Vegas marquees, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Newscaster: When the lights go on on Las Vegas marquees,

Let the gangsters take notice - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Let the gangsters take notice

A lot of times, we would go over
to the Desert Inn, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

A lot of times, we would go over to the Desert Inn,

In 1945, you saw the arrival
of the New York mob, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

In 1945, you saw the arrival of the New York mob,

They've simply priced themselves
out of the market. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

They've simply priced themselves out of the market.

Zoglin:
Siegfried & Roy originally
were a featured act - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zoglin: Siegfried & Roy originally were a featured act

You were described as
a 6-foot-tall man, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

You were described as a 6-foot-tall man,

And they plowed their money
into buying the El Cortez Hotel. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And they plowed their money into buying the El Cortez Hotel.

I said, "Look, I want to make it
classy, sophisticated, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

I said, "Look, I want to make it classy, sophisticated,

Zook: Billy Wilkerson, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zook: Billy Wilkerson,

And they were
so good and so popular - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And they were so good and so popular

[ Chuckles ] - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Ben Siegel basically muscled
Wilkerson out of the picture - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Ben Siegel basically muscled Wilkerson out of the picture

They were the first magic
act with large animals. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

They were the first magic act with large animals.

Green: When the Flamingo
opened in 1946, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Green: When the Flamingo opened in 1946,

Binkley: I think that when
we hear former showgirls - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Binkley: I think that when we hear former showgirls

That's not something
you see very often. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

That's not something you see very often.

And of that, there are stories
that Siegel stole a million. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And of that, there are stories that Siegel stole a million.

I don't think there's a doubt - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

I don't think there's a doubt

Geran:
It was just amazing to see
a beautiful tiger that close up. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Geran: It was just amazing to see a beautiful tiger that clo...

Little: He'd send word down,
"Get rid of him," - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Little: He'd send word down, "Get rid of him,"...

Zook:
Benjamin Siegel's financiers -- - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zook: Benjamin Siegel's financiers --

But that doesn't mean - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

But that doesn't mean

Not on TV, not in a cage,
but really close up. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Not on TV, not in a cage, but really close up.

Schumacher: June 20, 1947, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Schumacher: June 20, 1947,

That kind of
threw me, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

That kind of threw me,

Zoglin: Howard Hughes
was the sort of starting point - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zoglin: Howard Hughes was the sort of starting point

And not 15 minutes later, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And not 15 minutes later,

It was a more
business-like approach - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

It was a more business-like approach

And then if they'd win,
they'd give you chips, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And then if they'd win, they'd give you chips,

There's literally
no where in the world - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

There's literally no where in the world

Up until 1967,
the person running the casino - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Up until 1967, the person running the casino

I was making more money
than my father was making - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

I was making more money than my father was making

There's not even
any decent imitators of that. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

There's not even any decent imitators of that.

Without the women, I don't think - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Without the women, I don't think

When Hughes comes in, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

When Hughes comes in,

Siegfried & Roy came
to this country - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Siegfried & Roy came to this country

And from then on, it was
full speed ahead for the mob. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And from then on, it was full speed ahead for the mob.

They've been together now for
more than 23 years. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

They've been together now for more than 23 years.

The richest men in the world
were in that audience. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

The richest men in the world were in that audience.

Charles: Everything now
was the corporate mentality, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Charles: Everything now was the corporate mentality,

Zoglin: The Flamingo Hotel
was the first hotel - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zoglin: The Flamingo Hotel was the first hotel

And to give you some idea
of their endurance, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And to give you some idea of their endurance,

We got to a point where the long
stem roses would come in, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

We got to a point where the long stem roses would come in,

If one of the mob bosses
liked you, then they'd go, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

If one of the mob bosses liked you, then they'd go,

The mob people loved
mixing with stars, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

The mob people loved mixing with stars,

Fischbacher:
Las Vegas has been built
on imagination. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Fischbacher: Las Vegas has been built on imagination.

You know, I walked out
to the slot machine, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

You know, I walked out to the slot machine,

And it seems in Las Vegas,
imagination has no borders. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And it seems in Las Vegas, imagination has no borders.

Barbutti: Corporate moved in, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Barbutti: Corporate moved in,

Binkley: They were paid
really well, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Binkley: They were paid really well,

They say Sinatra was getting
the top dollar, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

They say Sinatra was getting the top dollar,

Zoglin: They got Jimmy Durante
to open the hotel. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zoglin: They got Jimmy Durante to open the hotel.

Newscaster:
The flashy reviews, which may
cost $5 million - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Newscaster: The flashy reviews, which may cost $5 million

And so, they had a meeting,
and they said, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And so, they had a meeting, and they said,

Geran:
The entertainment in the '50s
in Las Vegas was centralized. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Geran: The entertainment in the '50s in Las Vegas was c...

Siegfried & Roy were not
only able to stage a show - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Siegfried & Roy were not only able to stage a show

Gill:
After Howard Hughes came in - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Gill: After Howard Hughes came in

Where, in LA, you might
have someone play one time, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Where, in LA, you might have someone play one time,

A lot of innovation, tigers,
lions, crocodiles, cockroaches, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

A lot of innovation, tigers, lions, crocodiles, cockroaches,

You can see four people
at one time, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

You can see four people at one time,

[ Women screaming ] - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

[ Women screaming ]

[ Laughs ] - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

He changed show business.
He changed rock 'n' roll. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

He changed show business. He changed rock 'n' roll...

Binkley: Kirk Kerkorian was
a poor Armenian kid - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Binkley: Kirk Kerkorian was a poor Armenian kid

And then, at the height of
his stardom, he gets drafted. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And then, at the height of his stardom, he gets drafted.

And by the time
he got to Las Vegas, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And by the time he got to Las Vegas,

Announcer:
The King of Rock 'n' Roll - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Announcer: The King of Rock 'n' Roll

Gambling has changed
over the years, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Gambling has changed over the years,

They didn't come any better
than Kirk Kerkorian. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

They didn't come any better than Kirk Kerkorian.

The tempo is, "Hut, two, three,
four" for Private Presley. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

The tempo is, "Hut, two, three, four" for Private ...

Zoglin:
Big-time entertainers would make
more money for the casino. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Zoglin: Big-time entertainers would make more money for the ...

That would mean
you could pay more money - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

That would mean you could pay more money

He's at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

He's at Camp Chaffee, Arkansas,

He brought a dream
of what he wanted to control. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

He brought a dream of what he wanted to control.

And no one says
it louder than Steve Wynn. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And no one says it louder than Steve Wynn.

I think the modern era
for Las Vegas began in 1989, - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

I think the modern era for Las Vegas began in 1989,

And with his vision,
he did what he dreamed. - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

And with his vision, he did what he dreamed.

Schilling: But even though
Elvis wasn't performing - Vegas: The Story of Sin City

Schilling: But even though Elvis wasn't performing

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An infamous city tells its history via profiles of its iconic entertainers, entrepreneurs, mafia and politicians over 7 decades.

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Director: N/A

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Production: Bungalow Media + Entertainment

Genre: documentary, drama

Year: 2024

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ImdbRating: 7.0

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Released: 25 Feb 2024

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Homepage: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2374191