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The original Flamingo Hotel was started in 1945 by Billy Wilkerson. He owned the Hollywood Reporter as well as several night clubs in Las Angeles. As the story goes, Mr. Wilkerson was addicted to gambling and would make frequent trips to Las Vegas where he would lose... a lot. His wife suggested to him that he should make his own hotel/casino The hotel was named after Bugsy's nickname for his girlfriend, Virginia Hill. According to the tour guid on the Haunted Vegas Tour this was due to her having died her hair red. According to Wikipedia, Ms. Hill earned this nickname because of... well... other reasons. When the mob bosses back east discovered that Bugsy had been skimming off the top, allegedly because of a tip by Virginia Hill who was a mob informant, his death was ordered. Despite the bullet proof glass and The hotel changed hands a few times before being sold to the Hilton company. The las remnants of the original hotel was torn down in 1993 and replaced with the lavish gardens that include the wedding chapel and a memorial to Bugsy Siegel. Ghost Stories The ghost stories revolve around "Bugsy" Siegel of course, and he is said to haunt two locations on the property. His ghost has been seen in the "Bugsy" or Presidential suite which supposedly has the gold faucets and bathroom fixtures of his apartment from the old hotel. The other location is in the gardens near his memorial and the wedding chapel where his old apartment is said to have been located. Our Review He Says: I have never actually stayed at the Flamingo, but have eaten at the buffet before. The garden behind the hotel was a very nice She Says: Hidden behind the hotel is a quaint little garden of various birds, fish and turtles. I did find it rather interesting that the wood duck and the turtle signs both were referred to as Aix Sponsa (Scientific name for "Wood Duck"), but I looked, I couldn't find one singular wood duck anywhere...lots of turtles, and other ducks... but no wood ducks.
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