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* AluminumChristmasTrees: While most of the games seen when Clark first arrives at the casino would never be allowed in a real casino (this appears to be a deliberate effort by the writers to invoke RuleOfFunny), the card game War is actually allowed in certain casinos.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film is a time capsule of that [[DorkAge regrettable time]] in the history of UsefulNotes/LasVegas when, in an attempt to keep up with competition from [[{{Joisey}} Atlantic City]] on the East Coast and {{Native American casino}}s across the country, the city attempted to rebrand itself as a ''family vacation destination'', with a wide variety of new resorts bearing theme-park style rides and theming (the MGM Grand had an entire short-lived AmusementPark). The year after the film came out in 1997 and parodied the "new" Vegas, the opening of the more adult-oriented, high-class Bellagio resort heralded the start of a backlash that saw most of these casinos de-themed and oriented back towards their bread-and-butter industry of gambling.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film is a time capsule of that [[DorkAge [[AudienceAlienatingEra regrettable time]] in the history of UsefulNotes/LasVegas when, in an attempt to keep up with competition from [[{{Joisey}} Atlantic City]] on the East Coast and {{Native American casino}}s across the country, the city attempted to rebrand itself as a ''family vacation destination'', with a wide variety of new resorts bearing theme-park style rides and theming (the MGM Grand had an entire short-lived AmusementPark). The year after the film came out in 1997 and parodied the "new" Vegas, the opening of the more adult-oriented, high-class Bellagio resort heralded the start of a backlash that saw most of these casinos de-themed and oriented back towards their bread-and-butter industry of gambling.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Griswold kids complain that there's nothing to do in Vegas, and Ellen worries that Vegas is not place for children. This is right around the time Vegas went through a major re-branding campaign as a family vacation place with tons of safe things for families and kids.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Griswold kids complain that there's nothing to do in Vegas, and Ellen worries that Vegas is not a good place for children. This is right around the time Vegas went through a major re-branding campaign as a family vacation place with tons of safe things for families and kids.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece: The film is a time capsule of that [[DorkAge regrettable time]] in the history of UsefulNotes/LasVegas when, in an attempt to keep up with competition from [[{{Joisey}} Atlantic City]] on the East Coast and {{Native American casino}}s across the country, the city attempted to rebrand itself as a ''family vacation destination'', with a wide variety of new resorts bearing theme-park style rides and theming (the MGM Grand had an entire short-lived AmusementPark). The year after the film came out in 1997 and parodied the "new" Vegas, the opening of the more adult-oriented, high-class Bellagio resort heralded the start of a backlash that saw most of these casinos de-themed and oriented back towards their bread-and-butter industry of gambling.
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* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: The Griswolds befriending the lonely Keno player, Mr. Ellis, and him letting them have his winning ticket.
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* PeripheryDemographic: The film is actually quite popular with college males, thanks to the wish fulfillment subplot of an underage Rusty sneaking into casinos as "Nick Papagiorgio" and striking it big.
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* PeripheryDemographic: The film is actually quite popular with college males, thanks to the wish fulfillment subplot of an underage a not-yet-gambling-age Rusty sneaking into casinos as "Nick Papagiorgio" and striking it big.
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* TearJerker: The fate of Mr. Ellis, the Keno guy. He's spent his entire life playing, has never won once and has no family. Right after he finally wins, he ends up dying. His last act on earth is letting the Griswolds have his ticket, in repayment for letting them be his family for the night.
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* TearJerker: The fate of Mr. Ellis, the Keno guy. He's spent his entire life playing, has never won once and has no family. Right after he finally wins, he ends up dying. His last act on earth is letting the Griswolds have his ticket, in repayment for letting them be his family for the night.night.
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* TearJerker: The fate of Mr. Ellis, the Keno guy. He's spent his entire life playing, has never won once and has no family. Right after he finally wins, he ends up dying. His last act on earth is letting the Griswold's Griswolds have his ticket, in repayment for letting them be his family for the night.
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* TearJerker: The fate of Mr. Ellis, the KENO Keno guy. He's spent his entire life playing, has never won once and has no family. Right after he finally wins, he ends up dying. His last act on earth is letting the Griswold's have his ticket, in repayment for letting them be his family for the night.
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* HilariousInHindsight: The Griswold kids complain that there's nothing to do in Vegas, and Ellen worries that Vegas is not place for children. This is right around the time Vegas went through a major re-branding campaign as a family vacation place with tons of safe things for families and kids.
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* {{Squick}}: Rusty admiring his sister's legs. Also, Eddie telling Vicki to show everyone the stripper move that ''he'' taught her.
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* HeartwarmingMoments: The Griswold's befriending the lonely KENO play, Mr. Ellis and him letting them have his winning ticket.
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* TearJerker: The fate of Mr. Ellis, the KENO guy. He's spent his entire life playing, has never won once and has no family. Right after he finally wins, he ends up dying. [[HeartwarmingMoment/His His last act on earth is letting the Griswold's have his ticket.]]ticket, in repayment for letting them be his family for the night.
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* OneSceneWonder: Creator/SidCaesar as Mr. Ellis.
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* TearJerker: The fate of Mr. Ellis, the KENO guy. He's spent his entire life playing, has never won once and has no family. Right after he finally wins, he ends up dying. [[HeartwarmingMoment/His last act on earth is letting the Griswold's have his ticket.]]
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* MemeticMutation: "I won the money! The money is mine!"
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