OTD 1986 Steve Wynn purchased the Castaways and adjacent 50+ acres for $50 million from Summa Corp. Summa would continue to operate the casino until July 1987 when construction of The Mirage would soon begin.

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West Virginia within two minutes of the biggest win of Rich Rod’s second tenure there. They lead 38-21 against Virginia at a neutral site in Charlotte.

On September 15, Senate votes on the CLARITY Act, the bill that could decide fate of crypto. Look at who is actually holding this up. The House passed it 294 to 134, the White House wants it signed, and Republicans have 53 votes ready. The seven Democrats needed aren't objecting to how crypto is regulated; they're demanding an ethics clause written to target one president, on a bill that has nothing to do with him. Every week Democrats spend polishing their poison pill pushes clean rules further out, and the exchanges, developers and investors who wanted certainty stay in legal limbo for another year.