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Bookies throughout Nevada had been taking wagers right and left on who’d win the upcoming U.S. presidential election — Senator John F. Kennedy (Dem.) or Vice President Richard Nixon (Rep.).

Suddenly, in November, they were forced to stop doing so when a news story was published about the forgotten Silver State law of 1919 that banned any type of election betting.

Wonder what happened to the money they’d already collected!

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On the Monday after then President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, Las Vegas casinos went dark for 17 hours, from 7 a.m. to midnight, in his honor. Along with the gaming rooms in all of the major downtown and Strip hotels, showrooms and bars closed, too.

Despite gambling being unavailable, many people flocked to the mecca anyway.

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