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COPYRIGHT 2004 Las Vegas Review-Journal
Byline: Rod Smith
Apr. 2--The locals market in Las Vegas is so hot today, it's sometimes hard to remember the pioneers who got that segment of the gaming industry started.
When it opened a quarter of a century ago, Sam's Town was a pioneer out on what was then the dusty edge of Las Vegas but on the cutting edge of the gaming industry.
"The idea of a locals casino off-Strip unassociated with downtown Las Vegas or Henderson was a gargantuan leap at the time," University of Nevada, Las Vegas History Department Chairman Hal Rothman said. "Others said it was an idea whose time had not come, but they were all proved wrong."
Boyd Gaming Corp. Chairman Bill Boyd said the Boulder Strip...
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