The Flamingo and Bugsy Siegel lore

The Flamingo Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip opened in 1946 at its current location and is historically associated with mobster Benjamin 'Bugsy' Siegel, who helped finance and promote the project. Siegel's involvement, the hotel's early cost overruns, and his 1947 murder are often cited in accounts of Las Vegas' organized-crime era; some details of the financing and timeline are debated by historians. The Flamingo continues to operate at the same Strip address.