Circus Circus Hotel and Casino

This guide to Circus Circus in Las Vegas traces showman Jay Sarno's green-felt Disneyland, opened in October 1968 with Sarno himself as ringmaster while trapeze artists swung over the craps tables. You'll hear Hunter S. Thompson's verdict on the scene, meet the elephant that worked a slot machine with her trunk, and follow the two decisions Sarno made that put his gaming license and the resort's future in doubt within months of opening.