Atlanta Escorts: How Las Vegas killed Elvis Presley
Posted on January 1st, 2010 in Atlanta escorts
It was super-hype, even for a jaded and world-weary place that had seen everything, and was so blasé that even Frank Sinatra could play the tables without causing a stir (unless he was hitting someone, which sometimes happened; then even the veteran gamblers stopped to watch).
It was also more prophetic than anyone could possibly have realised at the time.
Presley’s arrival – after almost a decade in the straitjacket of a Hollywood contract where he’d churned out one dire movie after another as his career went into decline – was to have a profound effect both on Vegas itself – and him.
He would attract a new breed of families and younger, more hip couples to a city which had so far been the purlieu of mainly retired people.
It would signal an end to the Mafia’s control of everything there, from gambling and entertainment to prostitution, and even their influence on alcohol supplies.
See the full article from “Daily Mail”
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