. "4"^^ . "2"^^ . "My wife and I attended the Mob Experience at The Tropicana Hotel Casino last week while on vacation. My wife is a huge mob buff and we were looking forward to learning about the roots of Las Vegas's checkered history. We were given the \"locals\" discount by the young man at the counter which is always appreciated, but not necessary. The attraction starts out with live action actors playing the roles of mobsters, bootleggers, and 1920s police officers. ***See bottom for spoilers if you are interested.*** After the the live action portion, the Mob Attraction uses filmed sequences by noted Hollywood actors who played mobsters in movies to discuss how Las Vegas came to be, the mob's role, and how they made their \"profits.\" Near the end, the attraction opens up into a HUGE museum of countless artifacts from Bugsy Seigel, Myer Lansky, Athony Spilotro, Frank Rosenthal, countless others. There was so much to see and read, I could have spent DAYS in there and still not seen everything! The only down side to the museum portion was that it was HOT! The entire attraction was well air conditioned, but the museum portion wasn't. Unfortunately, my wife and I had to cut our viewing short because we both became overheated and started feeling ill. As you move on past the exhibits, you are faced with \"the boss,\" who decides based upon your performance during the live-action portion whether you are to be trusted and get to live, or get whacked. We got whacked unfortunately. Overall a great exhibit and I learned so much about the mafia and the mob.\n\n\n\n\n\n**********************CAUTION.... SPOILER ALERT..... DO NOT READ UNLESS YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW TO SURVIVE THE EXPEIRIENCE.*****************************\n\n\nWhen you start out into the live action portion of the experience, you meet with a bootlegger of illegal alcohol during prohibition era New York. He gives you a \"package\" to deliver to the local mob boss. The package is a nondescript letter sized envelope that isn't sealed. As you proceed down the alleyway on the mission, you will encounter a \"made man\" who asks you if you were given your \"cut\"... answer \"no.\" If you say yes, they will assume you stole some money from the envelope as you were not to be paid yet. The \"made man\" will take you to the \"boss\" who is sitting in a outdoor cafe eating. He will ask some questions, mostly to size you up. Be honest, but serious. He will instruct you that if you should be stopped by the police, simply tell them you got lost after getting off the boat at Ellis Island and you stopped by the cafe to ask for directions. He also tells you that under no circumstances should you mention anything about the envelope. After you leave his side, a police officer will call you over. He is a cheeky fellow who will say most anything to provoke you into slipping up. He asks accusatory questions trying to get you to admit you had the envelope or met Big Tony (the boss). Now... some people might be tempted to smile or chuckle at his Irish accent or accusatory statements. Don't. In fact, forget that story Big Tony told you to say (because that admits you were even at the same place as Big Tony). Simply deny everything, tell him \"I don't know what you're talking about.\" or \"It wasn't me.\" More or less.... deny EVERYTHING. But don't laugh or talk too much. Be the strong silent type. Your behavior here and earlier is the basis the actors use to decided weather or not you live or get whacked. My wife and I were a little too \"giggly\" during the police interrogation and for that, we were whacked. Good luck!"^^ . "2012-09-15T00:00:00"^^ . "1"^^ . . . "1"^^ .