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When you consider that the US is made up entirely of immigrants, then you'll understand just how many bought their own superstitions and beliefs with them. And gamblers, playing their games that rely so much on luck, are probably the worst of the bunch. many will gamble with some illogical idea that by performing certain actions or repeating certain phrases or praying, they'll get closer to winning. So it's just a small step to believing that the ghosts of gamblers still stalk the haunted casinos.

The 1980s were a miserable time for the gambling city of Las Vegas. The OPEC oil crisis meant that unemployment rocketed. At the same time, New Jersey handed out casino gambling licences in Atlantic City, meaning fewer players would bother to take the long trip across to Sin City. But some casinos owners were not put off and proceeded to build newer, larger and better gambling hotels and resorts in downtown Las Vegas. Though a huge financial gamble at the time, they all paid off handsomely.