How Lady Luck Saved Vegas
March 19, 1931. Las Vegas is a small town of a few thousand. It’s not doing so well. It might turn into a ghost town. But then Nevada legalizes gambling and the ground shifts beneath the city. But no one knows it, at first. How did Vegas become Vegas?
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March 19, 1931. Las Vegas is a small, desert town of a few thousand. And it’s not doing so well. In fact, people are worried it might turn into a ghost town. But then something big happens: Nevada decides to legalize gambling. And the ground begins to shift beneath the city...but no one notices, at least not at first. So, how did Vegas become Vegas?
Special thanks to our guest Professor Michael Green from UNLV's Department of History.
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