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Article: Deadwood stages revival of Wild West casino
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- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 30, 1995
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RUPERT CORNWELL
Deadwood, South Dakota
"This is not Las Vegas," assured the Mayor of Deadwood, exuding
manners and sweet reason not instantly associated with a city of
lurid pedigree. Her sex is a surprise too.
Elected in May, Barbara Allen is the first woman to run this
landmark of the once-Wild West, now a lovingly restored, child-
friendly theme park whose patron saints are Kevin Costner and the
benign shade of Wild Bill Hickok.
But whether in the Nevada desert or at one of the 83 casinos here
in the Black Hills of South Dakota, a slot machine is a slot machine.
No less than Vegas, Deadwood is a monument to gambling, America's
true pastime - a pastime that finally is turning sour.
A ...