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Las Vegas-area drivers are far worse than the national average

Posted on June 26, 2019 by William P. BarrettApril 17, 2021

New annual Allstate Insurance report has dreary statistics on Sin City motorists

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Green Book–the real thing, not the movie–shows racist history of Las Vegas

Posted on February 25, 2019 by William P. BarrettMarch 21, 2019

Over three decades, just five places were deemed hospitable to black travelers

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Las Vegas contingent falters on Forbes 400 list

Posted on October 5, 2018 by William P. BarrettOctober 5, 2018

Two drop off, while most still on trail gains of peers

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Las Vegas as observed by Tom Wolfe in 1964

Posted on May 23, 2018 by William P. BarrettMarch 21, 2021

Writer called Sin City “a resort for old people”

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Alleged Pittsburgh-area fraud involved Las Vegas spending

Posted on April 18, 2018 by William P. BarrettOctober 10, 2021

Feds say George Retos Jr. used corporate assets as a “slush fund”

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Wealth of Las Vegas richest folks rises less than stock market

Posted on October 17, 2017 by William P. BarrettOctober 18, 2017

But nine on Forbes 400 still worth $55.6 billion

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Las Vegas Strip isn’t in Las Vegas, and other oddities

Posted on June 25, 2017 by William P. BarrettMarch 15, 2023

The famous gambling district sits in unincorporated Clark County

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Prison for NY pet pound staff who spent stolen funds in Las Vegas

Posted on May 24, 2017 by William P. BarrettMay 24, 2017

Pair spent most of $800,000 stolen on unsuccessful gambling

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It Didn’t Stay Here: Las Vegas meeting leads to New York convictions

Posted on May 3, 2017 by William P. BarrettJuly 27, 2017

In Sin City, gambler Billy Walters got insider stock information, profited from trades placed through a local stockbroker

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On Las Vegas ethical standards

Posted on April 21, 2017 by William P. BarrettApril 21, 2017

Convention boss is upset a newspaper reporter tried to visit a worker at home

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Clark County, home of Las Vegas, is named for a corrupt tycoon

Posted on January 18, 2017 by William P. BarrettAugust 13, 2017

Copper mogul William A. Clark tried to bribe his way into U.S. Senate before putting a railroad straight through the future Sin City

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Nine richest people in Las Vegas collectively worth $50 billion

Posted on October 4, 2016 by William P. BarrettOctober 4, 2016

Three-fifths of that wealth belongs to Sheldon Adelson

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Popular Fremont Street in Las Vegas named for a war criminal

Posted on August 18, 2016 by William P. BarrettAugust 13, 2017

John C. Frémont was a military officer, politician, businessman–and murderer.

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Category Archives: Las Vegas gaming

Las Vegas-area drivers are far worse than the national average

Green Book–the real thing, not the movie–shows racist history of Las Vegas

Las Vegas contingent falters on Forbes 400 list

Las Vegas as observed by Tom Wolfe in 1964

It Didn’t Stay Here: Alleged Pittsburgh-area fraud involved Las Vegas spending

Wealth of Las Vegas richest folks rises less than stock market

Las Vegas Strip isn’t in Las Vegas, and other oddities

It Didn’t Stay Here: Prison for NY pet pound staff who spent stolen funds in Las Vegas

It Didn’t Stay Here: Las Vegas meeting leads to New York convictions

On Las Vegas ethical standards

Clark County, home of Las Vegas, is named for a corrupt tycoon

Nine richest people in Las Vegas collectively worth $50 billion

Popular Fremont Street in Las Vegas named for a war criminal

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