Yeah.....the mob didn’t tolerate crime other than what they did. They were smart. People wouldn’t come and that ain’t good for the skim. The good ole days.
I first visited Vegas in 1959 with my parents. The Strip was still mostly desert. Stayed at the Riviera Hotel. The headliner in the main room was Red Skelton. We met him once in the elevator, quite a thing for a nine year old kid.
Not just Vegas, NYC too was better when the Mob ran things.