January 1, 1903 - David Berman
A senior figure in American organized crime, Berman helped shape the early infrastructure of Las Vegas gambling at a moment when the Strip was being built largely by mob money and muscle. His partnership with Bugsy Siegel at the Flamingo placed him at the center of one of the most consequential — and violent — ventures in the history of organized crime's westward expansion.
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David Berman (1903 – June 16, 1957) was a Jewish-American organized crime figure active in Sioux City, Iowa, the Twin Cities, and the Las Vegas Strip. He was a casino gambling pioneer in Las Vegas, where he was a partner with mobster Bugsy Siegel at the Flamingo Hotel. Berman died in 1957 during surgery.
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