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In the bitter winter of 1861, Britain’s Prince Consort, Albert, sat down and wrote a letter to his 19-year-old son, Bertie, the Prince of Wales. The cause was a piece of news that had reached Albert’s ears: his eldest son had reportedly become involved with Nelly Clifton, an Irish actress and sex worker. Albert’s letter, … Read more

Celine Dion became the highest-grossing residency artist in Las Vegas history, performing 1,141 shows across 16 years and selling over $681 million in tickets at Caesars Palace. The contract that launched that era, signed in 2002, was unprecedented in the industry, and the physical cost of honoring it would eventually alter the course of her … Read more

Roy Deo’s most trusted associate was a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who wanted nothing more than to be a made man in the Italian Mafia. Chris Rosenberg got his wish in the most literal sense—he was accepted, he was protected, and he was ultimately executed by the man who had become a father figure to … Read more

Anthony Riggiano Jr. , a former associate of the Gambino crime family, sat down to reflect on the young mobsters he grew up around who were destined for bigger things in the underworld, even before John Gotti’s imprisonment. According to Riggiano, certain men stood out early for their leadership, their earning power, or their key … Read more

They called her the Black Widow of Las Vegas. Five husbands, five fortunes, five funerals. By the time Bonnie Lee Bley walked away from her fifth marriage, she had inherited more than $300 million across her life, owned stakes in four casinos, two resort properties, and enough real estate to rank among the wealthiest women … Read more