The Phantom Gamblers of the Silver State

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…These weren't just places to sleep; they were extensions of the gambling halls, imbued with the same intense emotions, the same fleeting triumphs and crushing defeats. Elias theorized that the residual energy, the imprints of lives lived intensely, wouldn't stop at the casino floor. They would seep, like water into sand, into the very foundations of the hotels that served as their temporary abodes. His current focus was the historic El Cortez, a venerable establishment that had stood sentinel over downtown Las Vegas since