Las Vegas: An Unconventional History: Part 2 - American Mecca

00:00:42 American Experience with captioning is made possible

00:04:36 of all your desires.

00:07:54 We have a deadline.

00:12:17 but if you don't know how to run the place, you get taken.

00:15:05 to invest the union's pension funds

00:18:18 His loathing for Jimmy Hoffa in particular

00:21:55 become a black jack dealer.

00:25:06 in near-total seclusion,

00:28:14 Cloistered round-the-clock in his makeshift headquarters,

00:31:30 had nevertheless changed Las Vegas forever.

00:34:32 it takes a year to learn how to dance...

00:37:54 In Las Vegas, the establishment had only just arrived,

00:41:39 Now the bean counters are running the places.

00:45:15 would be drawing

00:48:42 OLDER WOMAN: Come on in.

00:52:10 ever since the man behind the project...

00:55:29 on how long did it take you

00:58:45 She's covering everything so that the food stays hot.

01:01:34 In just about 15 hours,

01:05:39 and the new MGM Grand,

01:09:12 But it can't admit that to the world

01:12:26 NARRATOR: By the dawn of the 21st century,

01:15:39 We've never had that problem before...

01:21:52 And by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and: