Jackpot Nevada
Jackpot, NV.
If it wasn't there, you'd have to invent it.
And in 1954 Idaho citizens "Cactus Pete" Piersanti and Don French did just that.
Thanks to the machinations of presidential hopeful Senator Estes Kefauver, gambling in all its forms, including slot machines, was banned in the state of Idaho.
So "Cactus Pete" and Don, both with gaming operations there, moved just over the state line into the desert of Nevada, built a large log cabin, filled it full of slot machines, and Jackpot Nevada was born.
Today, some 50 miles south of Twin Falls, where US highway 93 crosses the Idaho-Nevada line, and surrounded by a mountainous wilderness, Jackpot is a thriving gambling town, rivalled only by Las Vegas.
There are 1,500 permanent residents, a school, a newspaper, a golf course and an airport.
It even has its own time zone, an hour later than the rest of Nevada.
And of course, casinos. "Cactus Pete's" log cabin is now a high rise hotel and casino with 300 guest rooms, whilst the Horseshu Casino built by Don French is now owned by Ameristar Casinos. These are just two of the numerous gaming houses on offer.
But that's not all. Just southwest is the Jarbidge Wilderness Area, where hunting opportunities for the abundant deer, grouse and pheasant are excellent, and the fishing even better.
The Little Salmon River flows here and common catches are rainbow and brown trout.
Also, back across the state line in Idaho is the Salmon Falls reservoir, which boasts nine varieties of game fish including salmon, trout and bass.
Jackpot is now one of the busiest towns in Nevada, with all-year-round golf tournaments, skeet shoots, air races, and hot air ballon trips amongst the entertainment on offer.
About the only thing not recommended in Jackpot, is that you die there.
It doesn't have a cemetery