Reading this article from 1953, looks like nothing much has changed in 50+
years in Sin City except the dollar amounts and buildings are both massively
larger.  I always loved Tallulah Bankhead.  Her quote below is golden.  ;^)

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Time Magazine
Monday, Nov. 23, 1953

National Affairs: LAS VEGAS: IT JUST COULDN'T HAPPEN

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Dancing Goats. In the past three years Las Vegas has become such a glittering
entertainment center that Variety now finds it necessary to keep a full-time
correspondent in residence. On any night, the Strip offers the tourist such
big names as Danny Kaye, Lauritz Melchior, Betty Hutton, Ezio Pinza, Milton
Berle and the Jose Greco Dancers. The stars, of course, are just an added
attraction, gold-horned Judas goats who lure the herds of tourists to the
gaming tables. "We're just the highest-paid shills in history," says Tallulah
Bankhead. "Why do we do it? Dahling, for the loot, of course."

[snip]
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Read the rest of the article.  It's really interesting.

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,860113,00.html

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Scooter