las vegas became a gambling city in 1922.
las vegas became a gambling city in 1922.
when did las vegas become a gambling city?
1922
bullet::::- june 1: peter buol is elected first mayor of las vegas, stewart, vontobel, mcgovern and gaughlin become city commissioner and assure a "conservative city government".









































bullet::::- 1920









































bullet::::- population: 2,304.









































bullet::::- 1930









































bullet::::- population: 5,165.









































bullet::::- 1931









































bullet::::- gambling legalized.









































bullet::::- hoover dam construction begins near las vegas.









































bullet::::- 1933









































bullet::::- post office built.









































bullet::::- 1934









































bullet::::- helldorado festival begins.









































bullet::::- 1940









































bullet::::- population: 8,422.









































bullet::::- las vegas union pacific station built.









































bullet::::- 1941









































bullet::::- las vegas army airfield activated.









































bullet::::- 1943









































bullet::::- las vegas ymca active.









































bullet::::- 1944









































bullet::::- huntridge theatre built.









































bullet::::- 1946
timeline of las vegas
historically, the most prominent issue with sports in las vegas was the perceived problem of legal sports betting. traditionally, all four major professional sports leagues had strong anti-gambling policies, prohibiting their personnel from having any involvement in gambling. the nfl took the toughest stance, even refusing to accept las vegas tourism advertising for super bowl telecasts and threatening to file suit against any local hotels holding super bowl parties. hotels got around the legal threat by referring to the super bowl as "the big game" rather than its actual name in advertising. in addition, some potential owners believed a professional sports franchise would have difficulty gaining an audience, given las vegas's numerous entertainment options. a number of prior professional football teams in the city ranked at or near last in their leagues in attendance over the years, such as the las vegas posse, las vegas locomotives and arena football las vegas outlaws. las vegas also has a high percentage of residents working in 24-hour occupations, many of whom work nights and weekends when most games would be played. several owners of other sports franchises disagreed. miami marlins owner jeffrey loria described las vegas as "a potential gold mine" for a professional sports team owner. dallas mavericks owner mark cuban was also quoted saying that las vegas would be a good professional sports town.
sports in the las vegas metropolitan area