• VindictiveJudge
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    88 months ago

    and, in reality, Vegas casinos were very racist at that time.

    Not as much as you would think. The Rat Pack used their popularity to strong-arm the Vegas casinos into ending segregationist policies. The city was actually fully desegregated in 1960, in large part thanks to the Rat Pack’s actions. Vic seems to be a fictional member of the group invented by Felix, so it tracks that his personal establishment would be one of the most welcoming.

    • Flying SquidM
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      58 months ago

      Kind of hard to have Sammy in the pack and encourage segregated policies.