Not Everyone Happy with the Mob Experience in Vegas

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Some family members of former Las Vegas mobsters have visited the exhibit "Mob Experience" and have said they find it to be pretty realistic and authentic. They are pleased with the exhibit. Cynthia Duncan, granddaughter of Meyer Lansky who was known for decades as the "Mob's accountant", is very satisfied and she says that the exhibit has represented the era very well.

Known within mob circles as "Little Man," Meyer ran gambling operations from Cuba to Florida to Sin City. Not surprisingly, he’s well-represented at the exhibit."We have his diaries, his artifacts, family photos…that's the premise of this whole experience," said Duncan.

Some are not happy however.

William Donati who is an English preofessor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas says that he doesn't think mobsters should be glorified in this manner.

"Let's face it, gangsters aren't the most friendly people," said William Donati, an English professor at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, who once researched 40,000 pages of New York City archives on mobster Lucky Luciano, often referred to as the founder of the modern Mafia.

"I found the 'Mob Experience' to be quite controversial and I don't why (Las Vegas) would honor these brutal killers," said Donati, who feels Las Vegas isn't setting a good example for the youth by honoring individuals like Lansky and Alo. "I think this, quite frankly, glorifies criminals.”

Like it or not though, The Mob was the beginning of Las Vegas. It's the city's history. To be able to experience that without having to fear getting shot is a pretty neat thing.