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Coincidence? I think not. My sister got on a plane to Vegas this morning. Meeting a cousin who happens to be a SDSU grad. Gloating shall occur.
1931 Nevada legalized gambling, which paved the way for casinos in the state, most notably in Las Vegas.
As an old school guy who enjoyed learning about real mobsters I always stayed at the Tropicana or Flamingo.
One time after a 10 day Canyon trip I arrived at a Forest Seviice campground on Mt. Charleston just west of Vegas. (Poor guy tgen. No afford hotel) and set up camp. One Wimnebago there. Great. Back to Vegas and walking aliong the strip,was just too much - people noise, lights. Turned around and back o the mountains, built a fire and looked down at the lights of Vegas. Impressive.
I’ve never been to Vegas. But I was flying to San Diego on business. The flight was at night and we were flying over the desert. If you looked out the window, the desert floor was pitch black. Here and there you could see little circles of light where a small town was. Eventually this huge dome of light appeared off to the north. The pilot told us it was Vegas. The view was like something out of a science fiction movie.
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