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Quick Fact – An “Unsuitable” Combo

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1972

The brothel Ash Meadows Sky Ranch, in Lathrop Wells (today Amargosa Valley) in Nye County, accessible via an airstrip, was denied a gambling license by Nevada gaming regulators to operate four slot machines on the premises.

The reason? Gambling in brothels was “unsuitable.”

Map from the U.S. Geological Survey

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