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category: Organized Crime
summary: Las Vegas gambler and lieutenant of Meyer Lansky whose Fremont Hotel was
  financed through a Jimmy Hoffa loan, connecting Bobby Baker networks to organized
  crime.
tags:
- Person
- OrganizedCrime
---

[Edward Levinson](/people/edward-levinson/) was a Las Vegas gambler and a lieutenant of Florida mobster [Meyer Lansky](/people/meyer-lansky/). His Fremont Hotel in Las Vegas was financed through a [Hoffa](/people/jimmy-hoffa/) loan. Levinson was one of the associates who brought a lawsuit against [Bobby Baker](/people/bobby-baker/) in 1963, alleging that Baker failed to live up to certain bargains. Through Baker, Levinson also became acquainted with [Clint Murchison, Sr.](/people/clint-murchison-sr/).[^1]

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[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.