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Bingo has always been a popular Las Vegas tradition, though it has not always has that name. In the 1930s, it was often called tango. The game of "keno" as played then was more akin to bingo than today's keno.
The modern keno was called "race horse keno" and was based on the Chinese pakapu or white pigeon ticket lottery.
By the end of the 1930s, Fremont Street was famous for its gambling clubs. To the left, the Hotel Sal Sagev, originally called the Hotel Nevada, began operation in 1906; it later expanded to include more rooms and a casino.
Today called the Golden Gate, it is the city's oldest continuously-operating hotel.
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By 1948, downtown Las Vegas was a neon-lit oasis of gambling halls. The Golden Nugget's sign burned the brightest, perhaps, but three years later Vegas Vic, a waving cowboy, would tower above the Pioneer and give downtown an enduring icon.
The Eldorado would soon be bought by Benny Binion, who would rename it the Horseshoe and create one of gaming's most famous names.
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