“Marrying Absurd” The essay “Marrying Absurd” written by Joan Didion provides the background of wedding ceremonies in Las Vegas‚ Nevada. The essay begins with the history of when weddings became popular in Las Vegas in the 60s‚ and how it is now sold as a Vegas commodity. Didion further explains how the past of Vegas as a mobster-run‚ gambling and prostitution center have fueled the idea for further instant gratification. She notes the vast amount of chapels open 24 hours a day littered along the
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construction industry and more. Legalized gambling would create more jobs in all industries keeping the Texas stronger through unpredictable profits the state could benefit from it. Legalized gambling would stimulate the economy by creating jobs. Take Nevada for example‚ there were 193‚000 full-time positions were opened in Clark County for hotel industry alone in 1999 (Romano). For Louisiana‚ a smaller state with legal gambling‚ also reported over 368 million in annual salaries to employees along with
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differences between the Casino industries in Las Vegas‚ U.S and Kangwon‚ Korea. Casinos in Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ U.S have developed the casino industries as part of the Tourism industries‚ providing not only gambling to its visitors and locals‚ but also entertainment. It has caused a great and positive impact in the US economic‚ providing revenues from Tourism. The government from Las Vegas‚ Nevada‚ U.S has not restrictions to locals‚ or foreigners to enter to the Casino installation as long as they
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Significance of the Frontier in American History” and Other Essays. New York: Henry Holt and Company‚ 1994. 93. James‚ Ronald. “The California Gold Rush”‚ Online Nevada Encyclopedia. Last modified 14 October 201.http://www.onlinenevada.org/california_gold_rush. “Gold Mining Turns into a Big Business”‚ Nevada Outback-Gems. Accessed 8 April 2012. http://nevada-outback-gems.com/gold_rush_tales/california_gold_rush-tale20.htm. Madsen‚ Deborah L. American Exceptionalism. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press‚ 1988
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Lindsay Chandler Mr. Langford English 15- Section 86 2 October 2012 Sin City ≠ Small Children The lights‚ the shows‚ the money; welcome to Las Vegas‚ Sin City. It is the perfect destination for bachelor parties—as portrayed in the wildly popular comedy‚ The Hangover. It is an ideal getaway for young couples‚ the perfect place for a girls’ weekend out‚ and a super spot to get hitched. Vegas is a lot of things—flashy‚ exciting‚ and scandalous‚ just to name a few. There is one thing Las Vegas is not
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many American citizens. The most popular place for one to gamble is a casino. There are many casinos throughout the country‚ and despite the many critics of such venues‚ these casinos are here to stay for quite some time to come. Starting in 1931‚ Nevada took control of the casino gambling market and held a monopoly within this industry. It was the first state to have legalized commercial casino gambling‚ and it was the only state to have such legislation until 1976 (Morse‚ Goss 13-14). During the
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From around 1828 and 1840‚ Carson used Taos as a base camp for many fur-trapping expeditions throughout the mountains of the West‚ from California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains to the Rocky Mountains (Weiser). Carson learned the ins and outs of trapping. He became one of the famed mountain men‚ who lived and worked in the wilderness. In 1829‚ Carson joined with Ewing Young to trap in Arizona and California. He
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Diversification Economy in Las Vegas “Las Vegas is lagging behind many cities in the recovery because we were in much worse shape than most cities‚” David Christianson‚ who is a TCA 449 professor in University of Nevada‚ Las Vegas who is a knowledgeable international tourism professor said so in my personal interview‚ “Since we are a mono economy‚ any kind of diversification would be helpful.” The dominating economy in Las Vegas are from gaming‚ tourism‚ convention and meeting‚ which then could
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man with nothing but a saddle and a horse. Buffalo hunters also traveled by railroad. So many people traveled to hunt the animal‚ that it almost became extinct. The building of these railroads was no easy feat. The mountains of the Sierra Nevada were a big slow-down for the production by the Central Pacific railroad company. Making that even more difficult‚ was the fact that the companies had a hard time holding onto workers. About 3 out of 5 used the company for a free ride to the West
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identifying decay of gaming industry directly related to progressively “dying” population who likes to gamble and increasing propensity of younger generation to be indifferent if not averse to gambling. Five years after the global economic crash began‚ Nevada has still not recovered to pre-recession levels. From 2007 to 2012‚ the total statewide room inventory increased from 178‚000 rooms to 195‚000 rooms‚ but total visitor volume dropped by 5%‚ airport traffic declined by 13%‚ and both gross gaming revenue
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