Howard Hughes' reclusive years at the Desert Inn

Billionaire Howard Hughes relocated to Las Vegas in the mid-1960s and maintained a long-term presence at the Desert Inn, using hotel suites as his principal living quarters. In the late 1960s he acquired significant holdings in Las Vegas casinos and real estate, and his increasingly reclusive behavior while in the city was widely reported. Hughes's purchases and seclusion influenced ownership patterns in Las Vegas and are documented in contemporary news reports and later biographies.