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  2. Galveston/Las Vegas Connection - Galveston and the Gulf Islands -...

    www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/1534-galvestonlas-vegas-connection

    A pilgrimage from Galveston to Vegas of mobsters, card dealers, croupiers, hores and gamblers began. In those days Vegas was not as heavily regulated as it is today and offered the lure of an easy buck to such dregs of society. In 1960, a 21-year-old man named Frank Fertitta Jr would arrive in Las Vegas and find work at a Casino as a bellboy.

  3. Gulf Greyhound Park To Become Las Vegas Style Concert Venue

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    The Gulf Greyhound renovation is scheduled to be completed in Q2 of 2025. The former dog kennels have been transformed into 18 VIP cabanas and work is progressing on the interior of the arena to add VIP suites and 12,000 seats.

  4. Las Vegas - Pictures From The Rest of the World - HAIF -...

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    Las Vegas Las Vegas. By Montrose1100 February 3, 2015 in Pictures From The Rest of the World. Share More ...

  5. Las Vegas A's MLB Stadium - Houston Architecture

    www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/53256-las-vegas-as-mlb-stadium

    On one of the Sports shows yesterday mentioned that this was the 7th rendering, they haven't gotten the $400 mil they want from Las Vegas so this might just be a pie in the sky venture by John Fisher owner of the Oakland A's, the nepo son of the Gap founder.

  6. 43-Story Hotel & Casino At 3725 South Las Vegas Blvd.

    www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/48867-43-story-hotel-casino-at-3725-south...

    "In plans filed with Clark County, Fertitta Entertainment outlined its vision for a 6.2-acre site at Las Vegas Boulevard and Harmon Avenue that includes gaming, a 2,240-room hotel, bars and eateries, convention space, a spa, an auto showroom and, in true Vegas style, a wedding chapel and a high-roller gambling lounge and bar."

  7. Las Vegas, Nevada - Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World... - HAIF...

    www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/5270-las-vegas-nevada

    Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada. By Dominax February 27, 2006 in Meanwhile, In The Rest of the World

  8. FM 1960 Albury Manor Tomball - General Houston Discussions - HAIF...

    www.houstonarchitecture.com/topic/2372-fm-1960-albury-manor-tomball

    Will be moving back to Houston in two weeks after 22 years in LAS VEGAS .Vegas has become the ____ magnet of the united states smog , a dried up lake and you cant wash yor car in your own driveway,300 dollar power bills for 1600 sgft house and 150dollar water bills for a30x30 patch of grass.Loook...

  9. Stormwater Detention Basin Project At S ... - Houston...

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    Here are two examples from Las Vegas: In both you can see the openings of the underground flood diversion tunnels. Las Vegas has a huge network of flood tunnels that not only handle flash floods, but also catch the trees, mud and boulders that precede them:

  10. Major mall owner says it faces solvency trouble

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    It's already selling off a couple of malls in Las Vegas. Others can't be far behind. On a side note -- hopefully the financial trouble will convince GGP to sell its headquarters building. It is on a super-prime piece of real estate on the banks of a river lined with glittering skyscrapers. GGP's building is just awful.

  11. Hollywood Dinner Club At 6102 Avenue S. - Houston Architecture

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    Other members of the Fertitta family opened up shop in Las Vegas. The family. already had ties to Vegas. Sam Maceo had helped secure a Nevada gaming license for. Moe Dalitz, when the Cleveland mobster moved to Las Vegas in the 1940s.5 Maceo. nephew Frank Fertitta Jr. went to Vegas in the late 1950s, shortly after the Texas Rangers