Hi friends, happy Wednesday!The other day I was invited to a bachelorette party. And it wasn’t one of those simple, one day parties. NO. This was going to be an all-out, wild, expensive bachelorette weekend in… the city of Las Vegas.And I knew exactly what was going to happen. The shots. Thunder from Down Under. $300 dinners. No sleep. And I’m like… why is everyone obsessed with going to this random, expensive city in the middle of the desert? Don’t get me wrong… I love Vegas. But it’s kind of surprising that it’s still around. I mean, if you think about it, Vegas has almost been canceled over and over and over again. I mean there was the mob, the recession, covid, inflation… but Vegas *always* seems to find a way to survive. And I had to get to the bottom of why. So join me on this journey as we discuss The Dark History of… Las Vegas.  I appreciate you for coming by, and tune in next week for more Dark History.I sometimes talk about my Good Reads in the show. So here's the link if you want to check it out. IDK. lol: https://www.goodreads.com/user/show/139701263-baileyFOLLOW ME AROUNDTik Tok: https://bit.ly/3e3jL9v Instagram: http://bit.ly/2nbO4PRFacebook: http://bit.ly/2mdZtK6Twitter: http://bit.ly/2yT4BLVPinterest: http://bit.ly/2mVpXnYYoutube: http://bit.ly/1HGw3OgSnapchat: https://bit.ly/3cC0V9dDiscord: https://discord.gg/BaileySarianRECOMMEND A STORY HERE: cases4bailey@gmail.comBusiness Related Emails: bailey@underscoretalent.comBusiness Related Mail: Bailey Sarian 4400 W. Riverside Dr., Ste 110-300 Burbank, CA 91505 ________Credits:This podcast is Executive Produced by:Bailey Sarian & Kevin Grosch and Joey Scavuzzo from Made In NetworkHead Writer: Allyson PhilobosWriter: Katie BurrisAdditional Writing: Emma Lehman and Jessica CharlesResearch provided by: Coleen Smith and Alexander ElmoreSpecial thank you to our Historical Consultant: Larry Gragg, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of History and author of Bugsy’s Shadow: Moe Sedway, “Bugsy” Siegel, and the Birth of Organized Crime in Las Vegas Director: Brian JaggersAdditional Editing: Julien Perez and Maria NorrisPost Supervisor: Kelly Hardin Production Management: Ross WoodruffHair: Angel GonzalezMakeup: Roni Herrera________Style that makes you feel as good as you look—get started today at https://www.stitchfix.com/darkhistory.Visit https://www.audible.com/darkhistory or text DARKHISTORY to 500-500. New users can try Audible premium plus for free for 30 days. Head to https://www.factormeals.com/darkhistory50 to get 50% off.