E-377: Manneken Pissed

Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 1:48 p.m.

b'Random Vegas\\nIn April of 1964, the Silver Slipper had its gambling closed on a dice cheating charge. \\xa0Gaming officials said that the slipper had been operating a crap game with \\u201cflat dice\\u201d, dice shaved on one side so that the winning combination of 6 and 1 did not come as often as it should, giving the house an extra percentage over the player\\nTwitpic of the week\\n\\nThe year is approximately 1972/73 and the original MGM Grand is almost complete.\\xa0 It would go on to be one of the largest hotels, not just in Vegas but in the world with 2100 rooms.\\xa0 After its 1980 fire in which 85 people died, it would become the safest hotel in the world.\\xa0 Then in 1986 it was rebranded Bally\\u2019s and that brings us to today.\\xa0 Rumor has it that another rebranding is on the horizon.\\xa0 Whether that happens or not remains to be seen.\\xa0 Thanks to @las_when for sharing the properties origins\\nNews\\nVegas Costume Contest\\nOyo options\\nNewton Returns\\nBeer Garden Tailgating\\nStation Past Posting\\nCosmopolitan Mural\\nManneken\\xa0Pissed\\nResort World Art Tour\\xa0\\nResorts World Building Wrap'