different kind of fish. Hughes looked at Vegas from a very unique perspective. As revealed by Watergate, his chain of casinos was used as one giant skimming machine needed to obtain the kind of slush fund cash required to kickback to the politicians in Washington for the $6 billion in government contracts awarded him. Assuming a 10% kick back, the typical amount as stated by Robert Kennedy would require $600 million in slush funds. No tidy sum indeed, especially considering this figure is bigger than the GNP of most nations. As a reminder, Nelson Rockefeller was head of the Committee to Re-elect the President (CRP) in New York. Hughes' influence in Vegas ended upon his death, for the man left no apparent heirs. Few are aware that the Mormons helped to bankroll Las Vegas, a fact that the Mormons keep to themselves. One particular Mormon banker led the flow of Utah capital to Sin City. There is a lesson in this story. In this world, God falls to second place behind the almighty buck regardless of how ill gotten it may be. The notes found on Frank Costello are proof of a wide-ranging criminal organization and one that was threatened by the Kennedy brothers. It is possible that Costello had an ownership interest in the casinos and …show more content…
The gangsters formed a network of gangsters who were by extension connected to every high-stakes gambler in America and beyond. Costello and others like him were putting gamblers on free junket flights to Vegas from every town, city, and urban cluster; and the only requirement was flashing a large wad of cash, something in the vicinity of $5,000 as I was personally told by an older individual who went on junkets. There was no stipulation that the cash had to be wagered. That was completely up to the individual’s free choice; however, when it comes to compulsive gambling, there is an understood lack of will power. Billions of dollars of "juice" money landed every day in Las Vegas airports and it was all off the