Charles Pember „Pop” Squires – ”the Father” of Las Vegas Charles Pember „Pop” Squires – „Părintele” Las Vegasului
by Cristina Toderaș Few of us know that ”the father” of Las Vegas is Charles Pember Squires, native of Austin, Minnesota and that he spent over 50 years building, developing and promoting the Las Vegas city. Despite this fact, Charles Squires is mentioned by the history, rather as the editor and the owner of the Las Vegas Age newspaper. So, here below, we want to take a short trip in time to find out more about this character who...
Gambling and Poker Movies (XXVII) Filme de Gambling și Poker Movies (XXVII)
Whether they are gambling or poker movies or whether their action simply takes place in the background of a casino or in the city of Las Vegas, there are also some excellent movies and some bad movies, but after all it does not matter how good they are, the important thing is that it is worth “risking” and continuing our journey through the world of movies, for the quietest sound of coins “delivered” at a doll slot win or a cross-eye...
