Series XXII. Social Functions
Sands Hotel and Casino
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Michael Jay Shane grew up in Kew Gardens in the Queens borough of New York City, New York. Shane graduated from High School of Performing Arts and later attended Peabody Conservatory of Music before leaving to launch his full-time entertainment career. He moved to Las Vegas, Nevada in 1995. He played piano at Wynn's Tower Suite Bar, Bootlegger, and Italian American Club.
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Morris Kleinman was a part-owner of the Desert Inn hotel and casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, along with his business partners Moe Dalitz and Ruby Kolod. Before Kleinman and Dalitz relocated in Vegas in 1949, they were members of the Mayfield Road Gang in Cleveland, Ohio.
Schwartz, David G. Roll the Bones: The History of Gambling. Casino Edition. Las Vegas: Winchester Books, 2013.
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Bio taken from Wikipedia: "Jackie Fields (Jacob Finkelstein, February 9, 1908 – June 3, 1987) was an American professional boxer who won the World Welterweight Championship twice. Statistical boxing website BoxRec lists Fields as the #19 ranked welterweight of all-time. Fields was elected to the United Savings-Helms Hall of Boxing Fame in 1972, the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1979, the World Boxing Hall of Fame in 1987, and the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2004."
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In this interview, Wanderer talks about his first career in auto mechanics and car racing, which developed out of a childhood passion, and eventually took him to Charlotte, North Carolina working for Holman and Moody. He then discusses the decision to move back to Las Vegas with wife, Dorothy (Dottie), to pursue his legal career. Wanderer reflects at length about his mother?s trailblazing legal career, and working with her as legal partners. In addition, Wanderer discusses politics, including his observations from the 2016 Democratic State Convention and running for Democratic Party National Committeeman.
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