zoglin: elvis was the hottest thing in show biz. he changed rock n roll. mckee: your heart s pounding, and you re getting this build up. he was at the top of his game again. announcer: friends, viewers, countrymen, lend me your eyeballs. las vegas has always been able to grab you by the lapels and pull you in. little: it s glitz and glamour, entertainment, gambling. it s a place that s like no other. announcer: with time on your hands and money to spend, your thoughts may turn to las vegas. anka: by the late 60s, vegas started to figure out, what else can we bring here? woman: love you, elvis! thank you, dear. elvis was, like, an alien-like thing. he was so unique, so charming, and so hot. they saw that sex and debauchery sells, so let s do sex and debauchery. [ chuckles ] luck, be a lady tonight luck, be a lady tonight tonight luck, if you ever were a lady to begin with luck, be a lady tonight luck, be a ladyyyyyy toniiiiiight the
that was my home away from home i may million dollars in las vegas las vegas always so the fusion, you can indulge in any way you like and the only way you find out what you can do is if you do then the 70s, you start to sense the old days are over. you can just see that las vegas lost its mojo. howard hughes asked for permission to buy another gambling proceeds this one in reno. and how would use key man in a corporate mentality took over i like to get their report with an audience and who can do that? it works obviously is cotton retract couldn t get up the purpose of, let s vegas was to forget what was happening in the rest of the country to leave it behind. people in las vegas were certainly aware of what was going on in the 60s but no casino was going to have a bunch of hippies coming through protesting against the vietnam war so you start to see a transition period. now you ve got people and fresh minds that are really interested in las vegas coming in las vegas