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Foundation
In 1905, Las Vegas was foundad as a kind of railroad town -
Outlaw of Gambling
Gambling was driven more to the backroom than to oblivion -
945 residents
495 males; >18 years, working for railway station -
2304 inhabitants
1298 males; >18 years or older; 54% worked for railroad -
Great Depression
Federal Projects dove southern Nevado to a "boom" -
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North-American Monopoly in gambling
New Jersey opened first Casinos (Dombrik and Thompson, 1990 -
Period: to
Hoover (Boulder) Dam
5000 construction jobs were created -
10,389 people living
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Period: to
Magnesium plant
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Gunnery School