Deck 4: The Modern ERA - Nevada

Question 1

Which of the following is not a reason that Reno was the main tourist destination in the early days of Nevada's history as a state?

A) It was only 200 miles from San Francisco
B) The climate was more hospitable than in southern Nevada
C) Bugsy Siegal used his mob connections to financially back the casinos there.
D) Nearby Lake Tahoe was also a popular destination
E) None of the above - they are all reasons.

Answer 1

Bugsy Siegal used his mob connections to financially back the casinos there.

Question 2

Which of the following was the first casino to open on what would later be called the Las Vegas "Strip" in 1941?

A) The Flamingo
B) El Rancho Vegas
C) Caesar's Palace.
D) The Last Frontier
E) Harrah's

Answer 2

El Rancho Vegas

Question 3

The Flamingo casino got its name from:

A) Harrah's mascot
B) The site's original owner Johnny Flamingo
C) The nickname of Bugsy Siegal's girlfriend Virginia Hill
D) The pink colored granite mined at the site
E) Escaped flamingos from the aviary that once stood near the site.

Answer 3

The nickname of Bugsy Siegal's girlfriend Virginia Hill

Question 4

In 1950, which US Senator chaired the Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce, which tried to establish that all gambling operations throughout the nation were run by a single crime group.

A) Richard Nixon
B) Robert Kennedy
C) Joseph McCarthy
D) Estes Kefauver
E) Lyndon Johnson

Question 5

In what decade was the Nevada Gaming Control Board created to match the increased volume of Las Vegas casinos?

A) The 1930's
B) The 1940's
C) The 1950's
D) The 1960's
E) The 1970's

Question 6

The most important agency that publicly traded companies must answer to is:

A) The Federal Trade Commission
B) The Gaming Commission
C) The Gaming Control Board
D) The Dow Jones
E) The Securities and Exchange Commission

Question 7

The first strictly casino company to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange was:

A) Harrah's
B) The Flamingo
C) Bally's
D) Caesar's
E) MGM Grand

Question 8

The first comprehensively themed casino was:

A) Circus Circus
B) Caesars Palace
C) Mirage
D) Monte Carlo
E) Bellagio

Question 9

The municipally owned and operated entity which drew conventions larger than could be hosted by an individual property was:

A) The Las Vegas Convention Center
B) The Securities and Exchange Commission
C) The Dow Jones
D) The Gaming Control Board
E) The Federal Trade Commission

Question 10

All of the following were a part of the revitalization of casinos in the1970's except:

A) Management became more professional
B) More corporations took control of casinos
C) Organized crime continued to be driven from Las Vegas
D) Technology replaced coins with play cards
E) Legalized gambling spread to New Jersey

Question 11

Both the El Rancho Vegas and The Last Frontier were located overtwo miles from then downtown Las Vegas.

Question 12

When the Flamingo casino originally opened, the motel rooms were not ready, so gamblers went to other casino resorts to sleep and spenttheir winnings there.

Question 13

Money skimming is usually accomplished after the drop has beenreported.

Question 14

Money skimming is usually accomplished after the drop has beenreported.

Question 15

Today MGM / Mirage owns and runs the MGM Grand;New York, New York; Monte Carlo; Bellagio; The Mirage; TI;Circus Circus; Mandalay Bay; Luxor; and Excalibur.

Question 16

Explain why casinos started using funding from illegal sources such as organized crime.

Question 17

Detail the beginnings and the workings of the Nevada gaming Commission.

Question 18

Discuss how Steve Wynn's Mirage revitalized the Las Vegas market.

Question 19

Discuss the spread of legalized gambling across the country and the globe.