Mob museum hits Vegas, but it's no sure bet
<p><span word="Welcome">Welcome</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="THIS">THIS</span> <span word="IS">IS</span> <span word="AMERICA">AMERICA</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="VOA">VOA</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="Shirley">Shirley</span> <span word="Griffith">Griffith</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Organized">Organized</span> <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="museum">museum</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gaming">gaming</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> – <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span>, <span word="Nevada">Nevada</span>. <span word="Christopher">Christopher</span> <span word="Cruise">Cruise</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="report">report</span>.</p><p>(<span word="MUSIC">MUSIC</span>)</p><p><span word="CHRISTOPHER">CHRISTOPHER</span> <span word="CRUISE">CRUISE</span>: <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="excitement">excitement</span>, <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="casinos">casinos</span>, <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lost">lost</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="arts">arts</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="cultural">cultural</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Organized">Organized</span> <span word="Crime">Crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Law">Law</span> <span word="Enforcement">Enforcement</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="crime">crime</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>: <span word="The">The</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="Mafia">Mafia</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mob">mob</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mob">Mob</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="informative">informative</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="entertaining">entertaining</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="filled">filled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="documented">documented</span> <span word="historical">historical</span> <span word="displays">displays</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="interactive">interactive</span> <span word="exhibits">exhibits</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="visited">visited</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="museum">museum</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="places">places</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Las">Las</span> <span word="Vegas">Vegas</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="slot">slot</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="games">games</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> -- <span word="except">except</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="displays">displays</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Mob">Mob</span> <span word="Museum">Museum</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="February">February</span> <span word="fourteenth">fourteenth</span> -- <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Mafia">Mafia</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="eighty">eighty</span>-<span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="St">St</span>. <span word="Valentine">Valentine</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Day">Day</span> <span word="Massacre">Massacre</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>. <span word="Seven">Seven</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Bugs">Bugs</span> <span word="Moran">Moran</span> <span word="gang">gang</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="shot">shot</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="killed">killed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="Illinois">Illinois</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="killers">killers</span> <span word="belonged">belonged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Capone">Capone</span>. <span word="Al">Al</span> <span word="Capone">Capone</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span>-<span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="known">known</span> <span word="criminals">criminals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="News">News</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killings">killings</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="newspapers">newspapers</span> <span word="across">across</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>.</p>
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