One can work up quite an appetite taking a stroll through Las Vegas history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTake a gander at more photos from the Jackie Gaughan exhibit at downtown’s El Cortez Las Vegas.<\/p>\n
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When casino executive Jackie Gaughan (pronounced “gawn”) passed away on March 12, 2014, at 93, he left behind a unique legacy. Gaughan was a major influence on Las Vegas casinos as we know them today, and was revered not only for his casino operations prowess, but also for the way he treated his customers and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,23,2,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-downtownlasvegas","category-vegas","category-lasvegashotels","category-things-to-do-las-vegas"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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