How Lady Luck Saved Vegas - a podcast by HISTORY

March 19, 1931. Las Vegas is a small, desert town of a few thousand. And it’s not doing so well. In fact, people are worried it might turn into a ghost town. But then something big happens: Nevada decides to legalize gambling. And the ground begins to shift beneath the city...but no one notices, at least not at first. So, how did Vegas become Vegas?

Special thanks to our guest Professor Michael Green from UNLV's Department of History.

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