• Bootleggers and Bandits: The Wild Side of Prohibition in Vegas

  • Sep 1 2024
  • Length: 23 mins
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Bootleggers and Bandits: The Wild Side of Prohibition in Vegas

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    With the passage of the 18th Amendment and the Federal Volstead Act, liquor was, by and large, made illegal across the United States starting in 1920 – including in the tiny newly-formed desert town of Las Vegas.

    This immediately created a lucrative black market for the illicit sale of alcohol, and along with it came an explosion of violent crime as competing rackets fought for control of this new underground market.


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