ABOUT 12 YEAR'S AGO MY GOOD FRIEND AND RETIRED SHERIFF'S DEPT. VICE DETECTIVE INVITED ME TO A BIRHTDAY LUNCHEON TO HONOR HIS OLD FRIEND AL ANNENBERG WHO WAS TURNING 80! .... BACK IN THE DAY MY OLD DETECTIVE FRIEND ARRESTED MANY OF THE ATTENDEES FOR ILLEGAL GAMBLING IN LOS ANGELES. REMEMBER A CASINO OWNER NAMED BEN SOPER?, A GANGSTER NAMED JACK & LOU DRAGNA,? MICKEY COHEN?, THEY WERE PORTRAYED IN THE MOVIE "BUGSEY" .... I SAT WITH LOU DRAGNA AND HAD GREAT TIME EXCHANGING STORIES ABOUT OLD LAS VEGAS .... LOU TOLD ME HE CANNOT GO TO LAS VEGAS ANYMORE ... HE IS IN THE BLACK BOOK. I DID NOT WANT TO PRESS HIM ABOUT HIS PAST ... BUT HE DID LIKE THE SANDS HOTEL AND PROMISED TO FIND HIS CHIPS HE HAD FROM THERE. GO TO THE LINK PROVIDED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE POST AND ENJOY THE STORY. LOU KNEW BEN SIEGEL WELL AND SAID HE REALLY WAS A VERY GENEROUS MAN, BUT HAD A BAD TEMPER.
YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOMED ... THANKS ... RICH BURGEL


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