Las Vegas history, part IV Istoria Las Vegasului, partea a IV- a
We continue our saga talking about what happened to the famous city beginning with the 70’s. This is the explosive growth of Las Vegas… Dawn of Megaresorts In 1976, when casino-style gaming was legalized in Atlantic City, N.J., it became apparent to Las Vegas casino owners that Nevada no longer could claim exclusive rights to gambling casinos. It perhaps hastened the beginning of another era for the Strip – the megaresort....
Las Vegas, the History (Part 1)Istoria Las Vegasului, partea I
This city doesn’t need an introduction. It is the most famous gambling city in the World, but its history was a fuss! Here we begin a long series of its in-detail backgrounds… The City The first reported European visitor to the Las Vegas Valley was Raphael Rivera in 1829. Las Vegas was named by Spaniards in the Antonio Armijo party, who used the water in the area while heading north and west along the Old Spanish Trail from Texas. In...
