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in The Aviator. Well, Howard Hughes was an eccentric hero, an American entrepreneur and financier who was extremely wealthy and a legend hero of American aviation. This history is the beginning of a new Las Vegas around the years of 1956 to 1969. At the time, Hughes decided to move to Vegas and stayed at the Desert Inn Hotel. After a while, Hughes purchased the entire hotel. By doing so, he extended his financial empire to real estate. Howard’s political connections quickly made him one of the most powerful men in Las Vegas. With an investment of $300 million dollars, Las Vegas upgraded to a tourism destination. There is a Vegas before and a Vegas after Hughes. Because of Hughes, the image of Las Vegas went from its Wild West roots to a cosmopolitan city. The rich and famous started to visit Vegas. Little by little Vegas was establishing its real future nature --The Entertainment City. Undoubtedly, the city owes
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luxuoso, mais de doze “famiglia” da máfia passaram a investir na região. É válido ressaltar que a máfia dos judeus também disputou o território com a mafia italiana. Leia-se os nomes dos inversionistas Will Max Schwartz e Mayer Lansky. A LENDA DE HOWARD HUGHES. VEGAS-ANTES E DEPOIS DE HUGHES. Certamente você já houviu falar no nome de Howard Hughes? Com a interpretação de Leonardo DiCaprio no filme “The Aviator”? Hughes era um milionário excêntrico, brilhantemente inteligente e um grande financeiro e investidor. E extremamente rico, filho único e herdeiro de grande fortuna familiar. Howard era uma lenda na Aviação Americana. Seus projetos