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Books you must read to understand Vegas

Posted on May 13, 2015 by admin

The RJ recently compiled a list of must-read books to understand Vegas and two Huntington Press titles made the list: Cult Vegas by Mike Weatherford and The First 100 by A.D. Hopkins and K.J. Evans. Las Vegas doesn’t get much … Continue reading →

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‘It’s going to be crazy’ in Vegas for Mayweather-Pacquiao

Posted on May 13, 2015 by admin

Ed Graney with the Las Vegas Review-Journal gets casino super host Steve Cyr’s thoughts prior to the Mayweather-Pacquiao fight. He’s not a whale. More of a high roller. More of a guy who will gamble $100,000 at the tables over … Continue reading →

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Ex-Mobster Separates Truth From Fiction in Casino-Based Tour

Posted on May 13, 2015 by admin

DTLV reports on Frank Cullotta’s casino tour on the Las Vegas Strip where he provides insight to his former life in the Mafia. Las Vegas’ reputation is built on a myth of showgirls and mobsters cavorting on a pile of … Continue reading →

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Frank Cullotta, the Hitman Turned Vegas Tour Guide

Posted on May 13, 2015 by admin

John L. Smith interviews Huntington Press author Frank Cullota on being a Vegas tour guide. Back when Frank was just a boy, his father was killed steering a car for the Outfit with the cops in hot pursuit. Frank was … Continue reading →

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The Killing of Tupac Shakur

Posted on November 20, 2014 by admin

It’s been 18 years since Tupac was fatally shot in Las Vegas and this morning a notable panel on KNPR’s State of Nevada discussed the rapper’s legacy and the implications of his murder. Among the panelists was Huntington Press Author … Continue reading →

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Literary Las Vegas

Posted on March 26, 2012 by admin

Anna Stothard, who has just made the Orange Prize longlist, goes in search of the places famous writers found decadence and excess in Sin City. Her guide to the underworld is Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien. March 24, 2012 “Hunter … Continue reading →

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Mob Museum price is right

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ weekly column for Vegas Seven magazine. February 16, 2012. Feb. 14 marked the opening of downtown’s National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, better known as the Mob Museum. Where’s the deal in that? In order to … Continue reading →

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Mob Museum Opens in Las Vegas

Posted on February 20, 2012 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. Last Tuesday marked the opening of the National Museum of Organized Crime and Law Enforcement, better known as the Mob Museum. Located downtown in an old post office and federal courthouse that dates back … Continue reading →

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FiveBooks Interviews

Posted on January 19, 2012 by admin

Best-selling Huntington Press author Matt O’Brien is invited to share some of his Las Vegas reading picks with The Browser. Jan. 18, 2012 Vegas tugs on the imagination like few other places. A sin city journalist tells us about innocent … Continue reading →

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Mob Ties

Posted on January 3, 2012 by admin

The Jan./Feb. 2012 issue of Nevada Magazine carries an interview with Huntington Press author/subject and notorious ex-Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta, who has been instrumental in advising the National Museum of Organized Crime & Law Enforcement, a.k.a. The Mob Museum, which … Continue reading →

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Las Vegas Sahara Goes Out Quietly

Posted on May 23, 2011 by admin

Anthony Curtis’ nationally syndicated weekly column. May 18, 2011 It was anything but a grand exit for the Sahara, which closed last week on the north end of the Strip. Whereas previous closings have been “events” of sorts, nothing was … Continue reading →

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Modern Mobsters Still Follow Dad Into the Mafia

Posted on February 7, 2011 by admin

February 5, 2011 Surviving the Mob author Andrew DiDonato is interviewed by AOLNews on the recent organized-crime bust in New York, sharing his experience of family ties in the Mafia. “My uncle became a larger-than-life figure,” he said, explaining that … Continue reading →

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