Meyer Lansky II is the grandson and namesake of Meyer Lansky. He previously worked in the gaming and hospitality industries, and partners with Caesars Entertainment in promoting Bugsy & Meyer's Steakhouse and officiating weddings at Flamingo Las Vegas, the resort established by his grandfather and Bugsy Siegel. He has spent years watching his grandfather's legacy mature to legendary, and formed Meyer Lansky II, LLC to support it. He has appeared on A&E's
Biography, AMC, and HuffPost Live, among others, and has been interviewed by more than two dozen publications, including
The Wall Street Journal,
USA Today, and the
Toronto Star. He is in demand as a speaker and has appeared at the Las Vegas Film Festival, CrimeCon, and the Las Vegas Book Festival. Visit him online at RealMeyerLansky.com.
S. J. Peddie is an investigative reporter at Newsday Media Group and a Pulitzer Prize finalist for a series of stories on police misconduct. She has won more than 75 awards for her work, including two New York Emmys for documentaries. She has been a featured speaker at national conferences and has taught journalism. 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.