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Gambling is the crux of the book Running Scared. Before the inception of a speck on the Nevada map known as Las Vegas, gambling was mostly limited to illegal activities on the street. The only "acceptable" form of gambling, even before it was legalized, was bingo. While that seems laughable, when the industry got rolling, it netted $80 million in one year. Mike Wynn, Steve Wynn's father, was in on the action from day one. The gaming industry exploded when gambling was legalized in Las Vegas. In the early days, there were few casinos in Las Vegas. By the 1950s, that began to change. Today, Las Vegas has more casinos than any other location in the world.