Originally Posted by accountinquestion View Post
Back when I was a heavy drinker I ended up in the 24 hour cafe at Riviera at 4am or whatever and there was one guy in there. He was Italian. I was sitting a couple chairs away but they felt free talking amongst themselves (customer and waiter). I'm sure it was obvious I was druuuunk. Anyway, they were talking about the Riviera being the last place on the strip you could get a job by being connected sort of deal. How things had changed and such. I don't remember much of what they spoke about but that was the only time I've come across anything legitimately mob related in LV that wasn't a display of some sort.

That was a good place to happenstance into that bit of eavesdropping. Of course, it may or may not have been complete coincidence that the Rivera doubled as The Tangiers in the film Casino.

And you guys do know about the tunnels linking the Riv to the Stardust, right? Or perhaps you don't. Carry on.

For those hip oldsters, I did have a meeting or two in the suites behind and below the Stardust. Those were the days.