{Old Ads} Zipp's Casino
By AmberLynn
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
United States
May 19, 2020 1:43pm CST
Taken from The evening world (New York, N.Y.), November 13, 1888, (SPORTING EDITION)
This one caught my eye because of what is written in the right hand corner. Do you see it? Elite Family Resort
Something tells me that casinos were... not all that different than they are today. What do you think?
I wonder what all the attractions were. "Immense bill of attractions." Okay, but I think the newspaper subscribers would have liked to know what that entailed, don't you?
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
It is something I am not aware of. Thank you for clarifying for me. I guess hollywood makes us think that casinos are places of vice, it would not have been quite that historically.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
@mrki444 Oh, so those places still exist? That is good! Yes, I think if hollywood showed only the nice places, people would be bored.
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@mrki444 (15162)
• Croatia (Hrvatska)
19 May 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum It is more attractive choose place where only bad boys go like casions or even bars. Bars are often showed as places for drinking but I know several bars where you can bring kid and there is special space for them with kids toys or sandbox.
@LindaOHio (222412)
• United States
19 May 20
Sounds very much like today with acts such as the celebrities that are booked today.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
Hmm, true. I've never been to a casino myself, but I've heard about those Vegas show stars.
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@LindaOHio (222412)
• United States
19 May 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Cirque de Soleil, Elton John, Celine Dion, you name it, they've performed there.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
@LindaOHio Isn't Las Vegas considered one of the other major places that a singer can get a career started?
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
19 May 20
It sounds a little like a holiday camp to me (with gambling, presumably, but also with stage acts for everyone to enjoy),
I suppose that there were contact details as well - an address and phone number, perhaps?
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
I was surprised that there was no address or even street name. It must have been somewhat well known.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
19 May 20
@ScribbledAdNauseum Or possibly notorious! 
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
@owlwings The name certainly brings to mind quite a lively place!
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
It's very doubtful. I don't believe they are.
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
Yes, but I am so curious as to what they were. 
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@Writingghost (5196)
• United States
19 May 20
I kind of like suprizes once in awhile. It might have been interesting to go without knowing!
@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)
• United States
19 May 20
This is true. I'm not that way myself, but I can appreciate that it would be fun for some. My anxiety kicks in and won't let me enjoy a surprise.
