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1931
Nevada legalizes gambling
In an attempt to lift the state out of the hard times of the
Great Depression, the Nevada state legislature votes to legalize
gambling.
Located in the Great Basin desert, few settlers chose to live in
Nevada after the United States acquired the territory at the end
of the Mexican War in 1848. In 1859, the discovery of the
"Comstock Lode" of gold and silver spurred the first substantial
number of settlers into Nevada to exploit the territory's mining
opportunities. Five years later, during the Civil War, Nevada was
hastily made the 36th state in order to strengthen the Union.
At the beginning of the Depression, Nevada's mines were in
decline, and its economy was in shambles. In March 1931, Nevada's
state legislature responded to population flight by taking the
drastic measure of legalizing gambling and, later in the year,
divorce. Established in 1905, Las Vegas, Nevada, has since become
the gambling and entertainment capital of the world, famous for
its casinos, nightclubs, and sporting events. In the first few
decades after the legalization of gambling, organized crime
flourished in Las Vegas. Today, state gambling taxes account for
the lion's share of Nevada's overall tax revenues.
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