Thomas J. McGinty becomes legitimate.

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Thomas J. McGinty becomes legitimate.
As a result of the successful effort of Governor Lausche in 1949 to close down the Mounds Club, owner Thomas J. McGinty (shown in this 1958 photo at a black tie event) decided to invest instead outside of the State of Ohio. He, and several of his associates who were reputed to be members of the infamous Cleveland Gang, including Moe Dalitz and Morris Kleinman, invested in the Desert Inn in Las Vegas, Nevada. One of McGinty's associates aptly noted that, while they were called criminals in Ohio, in Nevada they were called entrepreneurs.
Image courtesy of Cleveland State University Library, Special Collections.
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