Prohibition, mobsters, murder, FBI agents and robbers may sound like script for a gangster blockbuster, but it is the very true story of the renowned gambling ships that anchored in Santa Monica Bay in the 1920s and 1930s. It's the story of Tony Cornero, the cockiest gangster who ever bootlegged a bottle of scotch, the man who helped found Las Vegas and the smooth operator of the most glamorous gambling ship in the Pacific, the Rex. Cornero's history is filled with every tantalising detail of the era representing 30 years of research and unparalleled material.
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Prohibition, mobsters, murder, FBI agents and robbers may sound like script for a gangster blockbuster, but it is the very true story of the renowned gambling ships that anchored in Santa Monica Bay in the 1920s and 1930s. It's the story of Tony Cornero, the cockiest gangster who ever bootlegged a bottle of scotch, the man who helped found Las Vegas and the smooth operator of the most glamorous gambling ship in the Pacific, the Rex. Cornero's history is filled with every tantalising detail of the era representing 30 years of research and unparalleled material.