Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine which sentence can be inferred from the statement. Incorrect choices change the meaning in important ways or have details that are not mentioned in the statement. Indicate your answer as 1,2, or 3 corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence.
Q: Statement: The state legislature helped as well, by legalizing gambling in 1931 and thus solidifying the future of the town, though legislators and residents could never have known this at the time. Choices: 1. The legalizing of gambling single-handedly saved the Las Vegas economy 2. The legislature outlawed gambling in 1931 which prevented the town from being prosperous in the future. 3. The legislature have helped with their legalizing of gambling in 1931, which solidified the future of the town.
A:
3