A larger-than-life tribute to a larger-than-life Las Vegas institution.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nRead more about this legendary casino innovator at the Las Vegas Sun.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In some sad Las Vegas news, casino pioneer Jackie Gaughan has died at 93. Gaughan, at one time, owned more than 25% of the available real estate in downtown Las Vegas. So, yeah, like Tony Hsieh, but without the llama. At various times throughout his life, Jackie Gaughan either owned or had an ownership interest […]<\/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":[23],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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