The descendants of Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky are seeking compensation for a hotel casino in Cuba he built in the 1950s. Talks between the United States and Cuba regarding claims by Americans to ...

HAVANA — The heirs of American organized crime legend Meyer Lansky want compensation for his nationalized hotel, the Riviera, the seaside home to one of the last casinos built in swinging Havana ...

Meyer Lansky (born Meier Suchowlanski, July 4, 1902-Jan. 15, 1983) was organized crime’s “Accountant” and was associated with gangster Charles “Lucky” Luciano.