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the history of Nevada, since 1912. He used
to be characterised as "the owner and operator of Nevada". Two
businesses got him the glory: mining and gambling. He moved to Nevada at
the beginning of the 20th century. As an active politician he
struggled to get gambling and divorce legalised. Gambling was re-legalised
in the state of Nevada in 1931. The same year, the famous six-weeks
divorce law was approved. Ironically, nowadays, 230 marriage licenses are
issued every day in Las Vegas.
The gold mine of America
After South Africa, the state of Nevada
is the largest gold producer in the world. Golden Nugget Hotel
displays the world's biggest gold nugget ever found, that weights 61
pounds.
The most famous mine owner in the history
of Nevada was George Wingfield. He also owned every bank in the state. Goldfield
Consolidated Mines Company, that he ran together with senator (at that
time) George S. Nixon, made them both multi-millionaires.
The other "gold mine" of the
state of Nevada is gambling, since gaming activities were legalised in
1931. In 2003, the gross gaming revenue in Las Vegas was $7,673,489,000.
This "gold mine" closed its
doors only one time in history: on November 25th 1963, for the
national mourning of the assassinated president George Kennedy. History
didn't repeat itself in the first days after September 11. In fact,
Americans asked in surveys on this subject saw Las Vegas as a place to
escape the tension.
Iulia Pascanu writes for http://www.bestlasvegashotels.info/
where you can find
more information about the
most famous Las Vegas Hotels and Casinos.
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