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Inside Las Vegas

Is Las Vegas showing themthe way?

Will AlQaeda be welcome in Vegas if they gamble like Whales?

By Steve Miller, AmericanMafia.com

Monday, January 8, 2007

In 1999, a beauty shopknown as ScissorsPalace opened in a residential shopping center several miles fromthe Strip. Its' owner was not a Vegas high roller, just a hard workingbeautician with a clever idea.

Soon after the salon opened, Ceasars Palace went to court and was quickly granted anorder to stop the use of their casino's similar name and typelettering. That action was supposed to put imitators in their place.

At the sametime, a violence-plagued topless bar was openly using the Ceasars Palace trademarked logos and fonts in theiradvertisements. To this day, Ceasars has not taken action against thisbar.

You'd think a company with the reputation of Ceasars Palace should do everything to keep their good name from being associated with a strip joint that's long been known for extorting, beating, and even killing its' customers.

However, the Crazy Horse Too still uses the Ceasars logos and fonts, and Ceasars management looks the other way. Why?

Could it be because the bar's owner Rick Rizzolo is a degenerate gambler with a million dollar line of credit in their casino -- a "Whale" in Vegas lingo?

That's probably how "Cleopatra's Lounge" can copy the name of Ceasars Palace's famous Cleopatra's Barge, and how "Circus Maximus," the name of Ceasars main showroom can be the name of a topless bar's public area.

Nobody wants to offend a goose that lays golden eggs, and Rizzolo is just such a goose!

Las Vegas is the perfect example of acompany town. Two clear standards exist; one for ordinary citizens; theother for high rollers who travel here from all parts of the globe. Ourlaws must be obeyed by average folks, but are readily broken by highrollers and some casino owners with no consequences.  A few Whaleseven believe they have a form of diplomatic immunity after theirGulfstream jets arrive at McCarran's executive terminal from overseas.Unfortunately, they're probably right.

My sources who fly Whales around town in private helicopters, or drivethem in limos have some amazing stories to tell of drugs, booze, andbroads, but they know they'll lose their jobs if they say too much.

The results of this dual standard created a story in the March 1998 George Magazine entitled; The ten mostcorrupt cities in America. It describes the plight of an elderlyGreek immigrant who had her property illegally taken by eminent domainfor a casino parking garage that's partly owned by a former Las Vegas Mayor. In the story, I'm quotedstating, "This is a government for the casinos, of the casinos, and by the casinos -- and the citizens be dammed."

"His Royal Highness"Shaikh Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, the Crown Prince of theKingdom of Bahrain, visited Las Vegas in 1997. Known as a Whale, hegambled millions of dollars at his favorite haunt, the Luxor. While there, witnesses report that he and his entourage visited thehotel's high roller restaurant; the Isis Room.

The Isis at the time was reserved for guests of the casino and did notshow prices on the menu because all guests were comped. The plusheatery had only 40 seats in the main room and featured a darkly litcocktail lounge with a piano bar where casino guests waited to beseated. The Isis also had a strong policy that required appropriateattire and forbid the smoking of cigars.

On one infamous night while a party of eight waited in the bar for anover-staying group to vacate their table, the newly hired restaurant manager made surethe waiting patrons were supplied with all the complimentary Crystal Champaign they could drink in exchange for their patience.

Just as the table was ready, a cigar smoking group of young men wearingT-shirts, shorts and tennis shoes entered the dining room and sat atthe table reserved for the party waiting in the bar.

The manager immediately told the men that the table was reserved, andthat they were improperly dressed and must extinguish theircigars.  Two of the men jumped to their feet and sandwiched the manager.

He said they ordered him to address the man seated at the head of thetable as "Your Royal Highness!" The manager said he felt physicallythreatened.

The manager who is Catholic, bravely responded by saying the onlyperson he would address with such reverence is the Pope, and told themen to leave or he'd call security.

Within seconds, a dozen casino bosses entered the room and escorted themanager to his office wherethey ordered him to apologize to the person theydescribed as the Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain (the placewhere Michael Jackson took refuge). The manager refused to apologize,and was promptly fired.

This is an example of the privilege given Whales in Sin City --especially thosefrom the Middle East whose fortunes were made thoughpetro-price gouging. (My next car is a hybrid.)

Since then, I've paid particular attention to stories and legends aboutWhales -- a group that seems to be able to live in a realm unknown tothe common man. Persons to which our laws and standards often do notapply.

Rick Rizzolo the owner of the Crazy Horse Too is a Whale. He's famousfor losing millions of dollars each year in Strip casinos includingCeasars Palace. You see, Whales are known for how much they lose, nothow much they win.

This might make you believe Whales are a bunch of idiots, and someinsiders on the Strip think you're right. But make no mistake, Whaleslive in a world all their own, and few outsiders are privy to theiractions or movements.

If they want girls -- they get them. If they want drugs -- no problem.Whatever it takes to keep them high and blowing their money is offeredwhether legal or not.

Enter Rizzolo. He's expected to be sentencedon January 16 for racketeering and tax evasion. But those are just afew of his sins. He's also known as the man to call when a Whale wantsa prostitute, or dope.

Not only does he blow millions of his own cash each year, he's alsoknown up and down the Strip as a facilitatorfor commodities much more valuable to casino hosts who will spareno expense to keep their Whales losing at the tables.

So is Rizzolo expected to spend much time in Federal Prison, and if hedoes, who'll take his place as the Strip's biggest pimp and drugpusher? His presence will surely be missed if he's sent away.

Last week's INSIDE VEGAS was published in the CanadaFree Press, a publication out of Toronto with over a millionreaders who seek out organized crime stories, especially ones dealingwith Sin City.

In conversations with my new Canadian readers and editors, I learned oftheir fascination with Al Qaeda and the oil rich group's fetishwith trying to take over our two country's governments. I also learnedof many Canadian's dismay over their government's liberal views onimmigration, and the easy access it inadvertently gives terroristswishing to cross our borders to harm the United States.

Many of my new readers are concerned that Canada's liberal allowance ofpersons from Middle Eastern origins to use their country as a gatewayinto the U.S. is a terrible mistake, and I learned that two Sun Beltcities may be these terrorist's targets.

One is Phoenix, Arizona. The other is Las Vegas.

I have long been aware of the presence of dozens of La Cosa Nostrafamily members who during the past several decades relocated to Arizonacities including Lake Havasu, Tucson, and Phoenix. Persons including Sammy"The Bull" Gravano have found sanctuary there.

In the meantime, local city and county governments in both states havebecome prime targets for corruption, and possibly the models for ourenemies outside the U.S. who want to gain control of our way of life.

On this subject, CNN commentator Glen Beck last week cited theexistence of a highly classified FBI/CIA report titled, "Arizona: Long Range Nexusfor Islamic Extremists."

For several years in the late 1980's, I owned a Grand Canyon air tourcompany. On my trips to Arizona I was fascinated by the east coastaccents of many cab drivers in the town of Lake Havasu. They oftenbragged of being friends with some LCN members who encouraged them tomove west, and how many such men now inhabit Arizona.

Knowing this, and also knowing many similar types who have migrated toLas Vegas, I cannot help but surmise that their corruptive techniquescame with them -- techniques that are now being studied by much moresinister groups from outside our country's borders.

If a town or state welcomes hoodlums with open arms as has Nevada andArizona, what's to stop the same Welcome Mat being placed for Al Qaedaor other oil-rich extremists who want to do us harm? All they have todo is clone American organized crime methods.

Las Vegas is one of the most corrupted local governments in the nation. Idon't know that much about Arizona, but I do know about Vegas. We'rethe poster child for American corruption. We wrote the manual on how tocorrupt local politicians and infiltrate city and county government,and Rick Rizzolo is the dean of our college of vice.

Rizzolo taught us what it takes to buy our local politicians, like the $5,000 per month he paidex-cop and ex-City Councilman MikeMcDonald to help the Crazy Horse operate under the radar. And themillions Rizzolo and his crew paid (continues paying) Mayor OscarGoodman's law firm -- money that's now being paid back through favorsincluding allowing the Crazy Horse to remainopen. In July 2006, I filed an ethicscomplaint that stopped the Mayor from voting to help his former andpresent clients associated with the Crazy Horse Too. But he's stillbeen able to influence the Council through a subordinate in the CityDepartment of Business Activity.

Former LV Mayor Jan Jones was seen embracing Rizzolo and his mobfriends after he bought a beach house near hers in Newport Beach,California. When in office, she was also known for doing Rizzolo favors.After she left City Hall, Rizzolo bought his way into her Newport socialcircle. In 1999, Jones became Vice President of the company thatowned Ceasars Palace. Maybe that's why Trademark Infringement laws were notenforced against the Crazy Horse. Coincidentally,Rizzolo now lives in a multi-million dollar Vegas condoowned by Jones'ex-husband, also a Newport Beach resident.

These small examples are the microcosm of what's become of our localsociety and can be used as the road map Islamic extremists follow to gainstrongholds in American cities. But particularly in Vegas, its easy tolearn that Whales can do no wrong and are welcomed no matter their sinsor beliefs. What a perfect example for taking over!Become a Whale in a gambling town and be protected by the town's mainindustry and its sycophants.

First it was Jewish gangsters like MeyerLansky, Ben Siegal and MoDalitz who bought Vegas legitimacy. (In 1984,as President ofOpportunity Village Association for Retarded Citizens, I presentedDalitz with the "Man of the Year" award at a ceremony held at theDesert Inn).

Later came Italian mobsters like Tony Spilotro, JoeyCusumano, Rick Rizzolo (once called a "Pillarof the community"), and VinnyFaraci. To keep the pace going, we even elect again and again aformer (current?) mob attorney as our town's Mayor. He dutifully letsguys like Rizzolo ply their trade with impunity and receive only a slapon the wrist after Federal authorities intervened to do what we shouldhave done long ago.

What an example we've set for the next wave of gangsters -- domesticterrorists who may have nuclear weapons! The Jewish and Italiangangsters of lore, through their past and present examples of how tocontrol local governments, are showing domestic terrorists the way. Andlike the Nevada Test Site, Southwest towns may become their provinggrounds.

So what's to keep the oil-rich from taking over Las Vegas and ourneighbor Arizona? Not much! Our Mayor, DistrictAttorney, and a new NevadaSupreme Court Justice were easily bought off by Rizzolo who has alot less money than oil czars.

It seems everything in this town is for sale when Middle Eastern Whalestreat our town as if they have sovereign immunity, and American Whalescan get away with murderif they keep millions stashed in casino safety deposit boxes.

Vegas has become the perfect How To Guide to teach corruption of localgovernment, and it's certain our nation's enemies are paying attention.

Is Sin City showing them the way in exchange for some very high stakes?You bet!

Copyright Steve Miller


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