Step back to when Vegas was just hitting its stride—the Desert Inn opened in...

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Step back to when Vegas was just hitting its stride—the Desert Inn opened in 1950 and the Sands followed in ’52, home to the legendary Copa Room. This was the Rat Pack’s playground, immortalized in Ocean’s 11