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In pictures: Viva Las Vegas
Measure of respectability

Industrialist Howard Hughes brought a number of casino hotels in the 1960s and, despite his eccentricity, brought with him a measure of respectability.

The Mafia was finally driven out of Las Vegas after a change in the gaming laws in 1969 allowed corporations to invest in casinos.

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