In the middle of one of the harshest deserts in North America sits a city that, by all rights, shouldn’t exist. 

What began as a watering hole for ancient peoples became a railroad stop, then a gambling outpost, and ultimately one of the most famous cities on Earth. 

Its story involves mobsters, mega-resorts, nuclear tests, and reinvention after reinvention. 

But how exactly did a barren stretch of desert in the middle of nowhere become the entertainment capital of the world? 

Learn more about Las Vegas and how it beat the odds on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily.

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