Since then everything has changed, but in many ways nothing has changed. Roulette wheels and slot reels still spin. Dealers still slide cards in front of stone-faced blackjack and poker players. A run on a crap table still draws an excited crowd. Cash still rolls into the count rooms.
Some folks still bet the rent.
But today, Harrah s is owned by a corporation and few have heard of the Bank Club. Harolds Club is a memory. The Mapes, imploded last year, is a vacant lot. Slot machines are more likely to beep or talk than to clatter with the sound of metal gears. It s a city of digital displays instead of hand-painted signs.