Owner John Woodrum, left, with his son, Michael, 25, at the Klondike Inn hotel-casino at 5191 Las Vegas Boulevard South on Aug. 10, 1997. According to Woodrum, about 90 percent of the casino’s cus …

Owner John Woodrum, left, with his son, Michael, 25, at the Klondike Inn hotel-casino at 5191 Las Vegas Boulevard South on Aug. 10, 1997. According to Woodrum, about 90 percent of the casino’s customers are locals because they feel comfortable there. (John Gurzinski/Las Vegas Review-Journal)