Archive for February, 2006

La Cosa Nostra departs, Israeli crime groups flourish

Saturday, February 4th, 2006

Due to the enormous cash flow associated with gambling and high-life entertainment, Las Vegas has always been a place where organized crime flourished.
The five cities in US most visited by tourists are: San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Orlando and Seattle. Las Vegas is considered the city with the highest criminal rate (based on FBI Crime [...]

History of Las Vegas

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006

Prehistoric Southern Nevada was a marsh, while now it’s an arid landscape. In 1993 some construction workers discovered the remains of a Columbian mammoth that roamed the area in prehistoric times.
In the early 1700s Spanish traders seek a route that passed throw then the unexplored valley. Later on the route was called journey of [...]