Foreclosures, stalled funding, decreased revenue... things are bad enough in SoCal, but we’ve been hearing that things are even worse in Sin City - and they were supposed to be recession-proof. Las Vegas placed all its bets on bigger and brighter and brassier. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but are the odds against Las Vegas too high? We wondered how Las Vegas, often referred to as a “suburb of Los Angeles,” was faring in this economically challenging climate. We sent correspondent and Vegas-phile John Ridley to find out.
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Backstage Pass - By Christal Smith - The grim news about our economic crisis just keeps coming. Makes you want to get away and forget your troubles. Where better than SoCal's favorite suburb: Vegas, baby!
Gambling in the Golden State - By the Web Team - Forget Nevada. With its Indian casinos, card clubs, state lottery and racetracks, gambling is a high-stakes, multi-billion dollar industry in California.
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This was a very effective, rude awakening piece for the entertainment pig farm that fattened itself on the grease of hard working people. Maybe now I can afford to go to Vegas and live a little - sounds like they would pay me to come...