Old Vegas could continue to exist after all - 2004-02-10
There was a moment when you could walk into any casino and observe the likes of Benny Binion, Morris Shenker, Sam Boyd and possibly a dozen other colorful gaming pioneers personally welcome their customers.
In those days casino hosts treated you like family and weren't timid about talking of their own family members, whose family names were Gambino, Aiuppa or Civella.
For the most part, however, those days are done.
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