Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the historic Kefauver Committee hearing held in the Museum’s courtroom in 1950, The Mob Museum hosts its annual Free Day on November 15.
While the Crime Lab, Firearm Training Simulator and Distillery Tour & Tasting experiences will not available on Kefauver Day, visitors will have the chance to enjoy Frank Calabrese Jr.’s “Family Secrets” presentation and the Museum’s newest venue, The Starlight Plaza.
In addition to free admission for Nevada residents, all guests will receive 10% off retail and food and beverage* at The Underground speakeasy, Museum concessions and The Starlight Plaza. Guests may obtain their free admission in person at the Museum box office on a first-come, first-served basis.
*F&B Discount valid at The Underground speakeasy, concessions and The Starlight Plaza. Excludes souvenir spirit bottles. Must be 21+ to visit The Underground speakeasy. Must be 21+ to visit The Starlight Plaza after 5 p.m.
One of 27 congressional hearings held nationwide across 14 cities, the Las Vegas Kefauver hearing commemorates a pivotal time in the federal fight against organized crime, as well as events that influenced the development of Las Vegas. Well-known Las Vegas residents who testified included Moe Sedway, manager of the Flamingo Hotel; Wilbur Clark, front man for the Desert Inn; and Clifford Jones, Nevada’s then lieutenant governor.
The Kefauver hearings entranced the public. They followed their revelations in newspapers and magazines, in the popular newsreels of the time, on the radio and, most of all, through the technology of television. Though not the first televised congressional hearing, and even with only half of American households having televisions at the time, nearly 30 million people tuned in to watch the historic congressional hearings. Some movie theaters installed televisions to bring the hearings to the public live. One researcher reported that daytime viewership of television grew 20 times higher in New York during the hearings — “that twice as many viewers watched the hearings as watched the 1950 World Series.”
The Kefauver hearings revealed extensive evidence of organized crime’s infiltration of American business and politics and inspired an array of law enforcement initiatives to bring down the Mob.
Kefauver Day
Saturday, November 15, 2025
9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
FREE for Nevada residents (w/ID) and buy-one-get-one for non-residents*
*Advanced reservations are not offered to visit the Museum on Kefauver Day. Guests will be admitted on a first come, first serve basis. All Nevada residents must present a valid ID.
The Mob Museum
300 Stewart Ave.
Las Vegas, NV 89101
Join Claire White, the Director of Education, as she walks us through the museum, housed in the city’s original federal courthouse and post office building. Discover the historic courtroom where the infamous Kefauver Committee hearings took place, uncovering connections between local figures and the mob.
Learn about key figures like Gus Greenbaum, the manager of the Flamingo, and Lieutenant Governor Cliff Jones, who were involved in the Kefauver Committee hearings. This quick but impactful investigation in 1950 put Las Vegas on the map in the fight against organized crime. Take a virtual tour of the courtroom’s original features and dive into the local and national stories that have shaped mob history.
