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  2. How Las Vegas went from mobbed-up town to the center of the ...

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    An aerial view of the newly completed Flamingo hotel complex, Las Vegas, circa 1950. The hotel is now surrounded by developments. (Photo by Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) (Keystone via ...

  3. History of Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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    The east-side of Las Vegas (which encompassed the modern Main Street and Las Vegas Boulevard) was owned by Clark, and the west-side of Las Vegas (which encompassed the area north of modern-day Bonanza Road) was owned by J.T. McWilliams, who was hired by the Stewart family during the sale of the Las Vegas Rancho and bought available land west of ...

  4. The Venetian Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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    The Venetian was built on land previously occupied by the Sands Hotel and Casino, which opened in 1952. [1] Las Vegas Sands, a company founded by businessman Sheldon Adelson, purchased the Sands resort in 1989.

  5. Sands China - Wikipedia

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    Sands China Limited (Chinese: 金沙中國有限公司) is an integrated resort developer and operator in Macau [4] and a majority-owned subsidiary of Las Vegas Sands Corporation. [ 5 ] Properties

  6. Caesars Palace - Wikipedia

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    The hotel is situated on the west side of the Las Vegas Strip between Bellagio and The Mirage. It is one of Las Vegas's largest and best known landmarks. [1] [2] Caesars Palace was opened in 1966 by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin, who sought to create an opulent facility that gave guests a sense of life during the Roman Empire.

  7. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream is a 1971 novel in the gonzo journalism style by Hunter S. Thompson. The book is a roman à clef , rooted in autobiographical incidents.

  8. Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas - Wikipedia

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    The developer, 3700 Associates, was a joint venture formed by David Friedman (a former Las Vegas Sands executive), Ian Bruce Eichner (a real estate developer), and Soros Fund Management. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The development group purchased the future site of the resort for $90 million, from a company controlled by Margaret Elardi, former owner of ...

  9. Miriam Adelson - Wikipedia

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    After his death, she became the owner of the Las Vegas Sands and as of August 2024, is estimated to be the fifth richest woman in America with a net worth of US$30 billion. [2] Adelson is the richest Israeli in the world and the 52nd richest person in the world according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, while Forbes places her as the 65th ...