{"id":292492,"date":"2023-10-20T08:07:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T13:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=292492"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:33:35","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T15:33:35","slug":"las-vegas-myth-busted-siegfried-roys-tiger-attack-was-unprovoked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/las-vegas-myth-busted-siegfried-roys-tiger-attack-was-unprovoked\/","title":{"rendered":"VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Tiger Attack Wasn’t Siegfried & Roy’s Fault"},"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 Oct. 9, 2023. However, due to a technical error on our part, it did not get picked up by Google’s search engine.<\/em><\/p>\n What happened at Siegfried & Roy’s infamous final show 20 years ago last week — which ended not only the career of the most popular magic act since Houdini, but also the era of caged animals performing acceptably for audience amusement in Las Vegas — was tragic and most certainly an accident.<\/p>\n However, it wasn\u2019t the freak<\/em> accident that it was presented to the world to be.<\/p>\n
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