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10 TA 62-2837 ‘ *foday, the construction of the Flamingo will increase the-- “ ‘pelligerent feeling of the populace toward the gambling element . "which has been engendered during the past few years. ‘The man who eannot find a few feet of soil pipe for his little home and who witnesses the mterial he so sorely needs go into the construction of gambling clubs is act likely to be in favor of the continuance of the present laws. He feels that the gamblers are using their easy money to deprice him of a place to live. "The publio will tolerate gambling only as long as gambling a will subjugate itself to the welfare of the people of the community. met We doubt that the men who seem to be in the saddle and control the Se gambling interests have enough sense to see ‘the _—_ on the wall.' -- Richard King." on a : kecompanying the article were photographs of & pile of sewer "and soil pipe on the premises of the Flamingo Hotel, a photograph of the par- tially finished hotel, and a photograph of new homes in the Biltmore traot of las Vegas, with the accompanying comment that more homes like those ap- pearing in the photograph are needed rather than elaborate gambling palaces. jadvised Special ¢-n f the Los Angeles Field Division on July 30, 1946, + received some information from a highly confidential source which was given to him in confidence and which he would make available to agents with the understanding that the agents would treat it in the manner in which . Xx \ it was being given. He mentioned that he had received this information as “J. gossip in that he personally had no knowledge of the facts involved, nor could he vouch for the source of his information, but he was making the information availab, wi - In connection with the Flamingo Hotel, which SIEGEL! are building in las Vegas, informant stated that construction on d not gotten any further than "a few atakes being driven in the grouna™ when the freeze order regulating all com mercial building under CPA came into effect. When this order came through, the Flamingo Hotel had not progressed far eno Pat } fa ts continuance, so ‘ certain were : °. 6 Nevada, and shortly thereafter construction was | authorized under CPA * regulations permitting the construction of the Flamingo. The key person in this transaction is allegedly a CPA man in Reno, Nevada, - 90 -