In a city of illusion, where change is what the city does, it's no wonder Las Vegas is the court of last resort, the last place to start over, to reinvent yourself in the same way that the city does,… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is the therapeutic ethos of our time run amok, our socio-psychological promise to ourselves to be eternally young writ large on the… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Las Vegas was and is a hard town that will make you pay for your inability to restrain your desires.... If you have a… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
The reinvention of American culture as purely the self catapulted Las Vegas to prominence. The city took sin and made it choice -- a… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
The outsiders have become kings and queens of the castle. It is a whole lot easier to sit outside the tent and throw firecrackers… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Capitalism is a warrior culture, a hierarchical mode, and Las Vegas is its epitome. — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
In Las Vegas, people seem to believe, the prosperity spawned by tourism and gaming can make them whole, financially and spiritually. Las Vegas now… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
Las Vegas is still socially sanctioned deviance. Its brand is just more comfortable to more Americans than it used to be. — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
In a city of illusion, where change is what the city does, it's no wonder Las Vegas is the court of last resort, the… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
No one thinks Las Vegas is real; it is illusion, but visitors willingly suspend disbelief and pretend. — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal government, and… — Hal Rothman Copy Share Image
![“From its founding, [Nevada] has always struggled to belong. It has had a series of masters--the mining industry, the railroads, the federal government, and now gaming and tourism--that have driven the state's economy and compelled its direction.” quote by Hal Rothman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/dc4/hal-rothman-41335_compelled_from-its-founding-nevada-has-always-stru_2725387.jpg)