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Harvey’s Casino Bomb

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Re: Harvey’s Casino Bomb

#4
Super interesting. How is it that we don't hear about such cat-and-mouse games anymore? Do they not happen or are they not talked about? It seems like it's a thing of the past, but why?

Re: Harvey’s Casino Bomb

#6
>Tourists at neighboring casinos bet on when the bomb would go off, or if it would go off. After the bomb detonated, crowds cheered and reveled from a safe distance.

Completely unhinged tourists. Hotel explodes and people cheer cause they probably won money.

Re: Harvey’s Casino Bomb

#7

>Tourists at neighboring casinos bet on when the bomb would go off, or if it would go off. After the bomb detonated, crowds cheered and reveled from a safe distance. Completely unhinged tourists. Hotel explodes and people cheer cause they probably won money.

Meh, no one was hurt. Vegas is all about spectacle, and this was certainly a spectacle.

Re: Harvey’s Casino Bomb

#8
post #4

Super interesting. How is it that we don't hear about such cat-and-mouse games anymore? Do they not happen or are they not talked about? It seems like it's a thing of the past, but why?

Isn’t ransomware the modern version of it?
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