{"id":246480,"date":"2023-11-03T08:05:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T13:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=246480"},"modified":"2023-11-15T18:48:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T00:48:41","slug":"whiskey-pete-final-resting-place-vegas-myths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/whiskey-pete-final-resting-place-vegas-myths\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: The Final Resting Place of Whiskey Pete"},"content":{"rendered":"
EDITOR\u2019S NOTE:\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cVegas Myths Busted\u201d publishes new entries every Monday, with a bonus Flashback Friday edition.\u00a0<\/em>Today\u2019s entry in our ongoing series originally ran on Dec. 16, 2022.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n On Feb. 2, 1994, construction workers were grading the land for the light rail that today connects two casinos, Whiskey Pete’s and Buffalo Bill’s, across Interstate 15 in Primm, Nev. One of their tractors struck a crumbling plywood coffin, knocking it open. What they found inside should have put an end to one of Nevada\u2019s biggest tall tales. Instead, that tale has only grown taller.<\/p>\n
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