Bugsy and Flamingo

Meyer Lansky II is the grandson and namesake of Meyer Lansky and the son of Capt. Paul Lansky, a West Point graduate. He spent more than three decades in gaming and hospitality and today partners with Caesars Entertainment to promote Bugsy & Meyer’s Steakhouse and its Count Room speakeasy. He also officiates weddings at Flamingo Las Vegas, the resort his grandfather founded with Benjamin “Bugsy” Siegel. Over the years, he has helped his grandfather’s legacy mature to legendary, keeping his story alive and accurate across national media, from The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker to AMC’s The Making of the Mob. He lives in Henderson, Nevada and Lake Tahoe with his wife, Dani, where they support veterans’ causes, libraries, and literacy. Visit him online at RealMeyerLansky.com.

S. J. Peddie is an investigative reporter at Newsday Media Group and was a finalist for the Public Service Pulitzer for a series of stories on police misconduct. She has won more than 100 awards for her work, including two New York Emmys for documentaries and the $35,000 Selden Ring Award for investigative journalism that gets results. She has been a featured speaker at national conferences, was named Long Island Journalist of the Year, served on the board of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and has taught journalism at two universities. A native of Minnesota, she is a graduate of Wellesley College. She is the author of Sonny: The Last of the Old-Time Mafia Bosses, John “Sonny” Franzese, and co-author with Meyer Lansky II of The Lansky Legacy and Bugsy and Flamingo.