On November 22, 1995, the Martin Scorsese movie Casino opened. And the world still can not get enough of it. Based on writer Nicholas Pileggi's book by the same name and starring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone, Joe Pesci, and probably Don Rickles best movie performance ever! I'm not forgetting James Woods performance as the scumbag pimp, druggie, and asshole lover to Sharon … [Read more...] about Casino Turns 25
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Dennis Griffin Interview
I hate to admit, but I have no recollection of when this interview occurred. It was early in the history of the podcast. My notes from this time period are long gone! This was recorded right after I had been introduced to him and read his book "The Battle for Las Vegas, The law vs the Mob". A very detailed, very factual read about Las Vegas during its Mob era. If you love … [Read more...] about Dennis Griffin Interview
The Best of Frank Cullotta
Frank Cullotta Last week, the news came that former Las Vegas mobster Frank Cullotta had passed away due to health complications including COVID 19. He was 81 years old and the last of the Tony Spilotro's Las Vegas crew known as "The Hole in the Wall Gang". What a life that man lived! Some of you long time TVT fans know, we were the first podcasters and even the first … [Read more...] about The Best of Frank Cullotta
204 Catching Up With a Snowbird – Dennis Griffin
Time to catch up with a friend of The Vegas Tourist - True Crime author Dennis N Griffin. Sazzy and I nicknamed him "Uncle Denny" because he became a very good friend and a fan of ours. He was one of the first people we ever interviewed for the podcast. On the interview, I mention he was the first person we interviewed. After going through the notes, I was wrong on that. … [Read more...] about 204 Catching Up With a Snowbird – Dennis Griffin
The Mob Museum is Now Open for Business
Who would have thunk it? That one day there would be a museum in Downtown Las Vegas that tells the real stories (the good, the bad and the ugly) of the birth, rise and fall of Organized Crime in America. And now there is one and it opened today, St Valentines Day, 2012. To kick everything off, The Mayor was there with his showgirls. After all, this was one of his pet … [Read more...] about The Mob Museum is Now Open for Business