Bellagio Fountains at Night

Another Day Another Dollar

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December 27th 2007
Christmas eve was spent quite quietly in the Cleopatra barge over a few gins and vodkas. The bartender was quite obnoxious and kept interrupting our conversation with what he thought were witty anecdotes, but we didn’t let him spoil our night. We had a quick flutter on the slots (I’m still $4.50 up and Andy is $2.00 down - but then we’re hardly high rollers spending only a couple of dollars ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more