Las Vegas

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• SOURCE: Black Perspectives
  5/3/2022
  

  How Josephine Baker Challenged Racism in Las Vegas

  by Claytee White

  Josephine Baker's brief stand in 1952 didn't forever break the color line in the city's casinos and clubs, but it did help Black Las Vegans push for enduring change. 

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• SOURCE: News 3 Las Vegas
  5/13/2020
  

  The Last Remnants of the 'Mob Era' in Las Vegas

  John Gotti allegedly maintained a low-profile skimming operation at an off-strip casino years after Nevada officials believed they had swept the mob out of the gaming business.

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• SOURCE: US News
  5/9/2020
  

  Las Vegas, US Coronavirus Closures Mirror 1918 Pandemic

  The pandemic sparked shutdowns, warnings and pushback around the U.S. that are eerily similar to the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak in Las Vegas and other cities more than 100 years later.

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• SOURCE: History Today
  5-27-15 (accessed)
  

  Historian investigates claim that Bugsy Siegel wanted to kill Goring

  by Larry Gragg

  It was said to be Bugsy's obsession according to the movie starring Warren Beatty.  And the gangster probably met Goring. But there's no proof he tried to kill him despite the claims of various websites. 

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• SOURCE: TomDispatch
  12-2-14
  

  Las Vegas and the Global Casino We Call Wall Street

  by Rebecca Solnit

  “Oh my God, I’m in hell.”

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• 10-21-13
  

  A Honeymoon in Vegas? Yes, Please.

  by Bruce Chadwick

  This is not your grandpa’s Las Vegas.