Flamingo and Bugsy Siegel mob-era jokes

The Flamingo Las Vegas was developed with significant financial involvement from Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel and opened in the mid-1940s as one of the earliest major Strip resorts. Siegel's association with organized crime and his 1947 murder are well-documented and frequently referenced in histories of Las Vegas. Locals and popular culture often make lighthearted or pointed jokes about Las Vegas’s mob-era origins when mentioning the Flamingo. The Flamingo remains an operating resort on the Strip.