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Bootleggers and Bandits: The Wild Side of Prohibition in Vegas


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This podcast episode was originally released as part of the Sin City Stories: Vegas True Crime series


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.

 

To learn about other true crime tales from the darker side of Las Vegas history, visit Mayhem In The Desert.

 

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