Moe Dalitz
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Moe Dalitz was an American mobster and businessman known for his key role in developing Las Vegas’s casino industry and his leadership within organized crime.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moe Dalitz canonical | 3 |
| Morris Barney Dalitz | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5145011 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moe Dalitz Context triple: [Jewish Mob, hasNotableMember, Moe Dalitz]
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A.
Val Fitch
Val Fitch was an American nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his co-discovery of CP violation in the decay of neutral K-mesons, a finding that profoundly influenced particle physics and cosmology.
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B.
Reinhard H. Dalitz
Reinhard H. Dalitz was a British-based theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in particle physics, including the introduction of the Dalitz plot for analyzing three-body decays.
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C.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
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D.
Murray Feshbach
Murray Feshbach was an American demographer and scholar known for his pioneering research on Soviet and Russian population, public health, and environmental issues.
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E.
Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, best known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his alleged communist affiliations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moe Dalitz Target entity description: Moe Dalitz was an American mobster and businessman known for his key role in developing Las Vegas’s casino industry and his leadership within organized crime.
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A.
Val Fitch
Val Fitch was an American nuclear physicist and Nobel laureate renowned for his co-discovery of CP violation in the decay of neutral K-mesons, a finding that profoundly influenced particle physics and cosmology.
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B.
Reinhard H. Dalitz
Reinhard H. Dalitz was a British-based theoretical physicist known for his pioneering work in particle physics, including the introduction of the Dalitz plot for analyzing three-body decays.
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C.
Alvin Marks
Alvin Marks was an American inventor known for his work on advanced energy technologies and high-efficiency lighting concepts.
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D.
Murray Feshbach
Murray Feshbach was an American demographer and scholar known for his pioneering research on Soviet and Russian population, public health, and environmental issues.
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E.
Albert Maltz
Albert Maltz was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter, best known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted during the McCarthy era for his alleged communist affiliations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American mobster
ⓘ
businessman ⓘ human ⓘ organized crime figure ⓘ |
| alias |
Moe Dalitz
ⓘ
Mr. Las Vegas ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cleveland Syndicate
ⓘ
Meyer Lansky ⓘ Sam Tucker ⓘ |
| birthName |
Morris Barney Dalitz
ⓘ
linked to:
Moe Dalitz
|
| businessInterest |
Desert Inn hotel and casino
ⓘ
linked to:
Desert Inn
La Costa Resort and Spa ⓘ
linked to:
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa
Sahara Hotel and Casino ⓘ Stardust Resort and Casino ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalActivity |
bootlegging during Prohibition
ⓘ
illegal gambling operations ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1899-12-24 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-08-31 ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Dalitz ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Morris ⓘ |
| industry |
casino industry
ⓘ
real estate development ⓘ |
| legalIssues | investigated by U.S. authorities for organized crime ties ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cleveland crime syndicate
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland crime family
|
| name | Moe Dalitz ⓘ |
| notableFor |
key role in developing Las Vegas casino industry
ⓘ
leadership within organized crime ⓘ |
| occupation |
businessman
ⓘ
casino owner ⓘ mobster ⓘ |
| philanthropy |
donations to Las Vegas hospitals
ⓘ
support for Jewish charities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| placeOfDeath |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
ⓘ
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States ⓘ
linked to:
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
| roleInLasVegas | pioneer of Strip resort development ⓘ |
| servedIn | United States Army ⓘ |
| testifiedBefore | Kefauver Committee ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Moe Dalitz