The evolution of Vegas as a resort city is mirrored by the evolution of the two areas where the Red Rooster and the Pair O’ Dice first opened its doors. Having been renamed “The Frontier” and then “The New Frontier”, one of the oldest casinos in Vegas was eventually demolished in 2007. The Red Rooster was shut down after less than 100 days for serving alcohol (prohibition was still the law of the land), while the Pair O’ Dice managed to avoid the wrath of the federal government and happily sold alcohol and offered gambling for decades. These two institutions would have varying fortunes. The Red Rooster in April 1931, then the Pair O’ Dice in May of the same year. Gaming licenses were quickly granted to two pre-existing nightclubs on what would soon be called the Las Vegas strip. Las Vegas would soon make gambling legal, and an economic boom followed which would change the face of the gambling world. With this construction came thousands of workers, who each now how had disposable income to spend in the small town.

Originally established in 1905 as a rest point for trains between Las Angeles and Salt Lake City, it would remain a small town until construction of the Hoover Dam began in 1931. Las Vegas is the by far the most famous gambling destination in the world, but its beginnings were humble. Not all locations are created equal however, so join us on a whistle-stop tour of the biggest gambling cities in the world.

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