What it was like to live in Las Vegas in the 1970s

Описание: When $25 bought you an Elvis ticket at Caesars Palace and $2 got you a steak dinner on Fremont Street, Las Vegas in the 1970s was where glamour and danger collided under the neon hum. The Strip's red velvet showrooms hosted Sinatra at the Sands and Tom Jones at the International, while downtown's Glitter Gulch—Binion's Horseshoe, the Golden Nugget—belonged to dealers and showgirls unwinding after their shifts.

Casino paychecks of $200-300 weekly, backed by Culinary Union Local 226's 1976 victory, meant real security. Dealers and pit bosses bought Paradise Palms ranch houses for $30,000-50,000, complete with shag carpet, sunken conversation pits, and kidney-shaped pools. Families cruised Charleston Boulevard in Camaros while gas cost 55 cents, hit $3.99 buffets, and splashed at Lake Mead. But beneath the glitz, mob skimming funneled millions through Operation Strawman, and Westside Black families remained shut out of the Strip's best opportunities despite new laws.

As Vegas now draws 40+ million visitors yearly, its 1970s spirit of reinvention endures—change remains the only sure bet. What are your memories of 1970s Las Vegas? Share them in the comments below.

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