After World War II thumb|right|Damage after Hurricane Carla, 1961 The end of the war drastically reduced military investment in the island. Increasing enforcement of gambling laws and the growth of Las Vegas, Nevada, as a competitive center of gambling and entertainment put pressure on the gaming industry on the island. Finally in 1957, Texas Attorney General Will Wilson and the Texas Rangers began a massive campaign of raids that disrupted gambling and prostitution in the city. As these vice industries crashed, so did tourism, taking the rest of the Galveston economy with it. Neither the economy nor the culture of the city was the same afterward.
After World War II thumb|right|Damage after Hurricane Carla 1961 The end of the war drastically reduced military investment in the island Increasing enforcement of gambling laws and the growth of Las Vegas Nevada as a competitive center of gambling and entertainment put pressure on the gaming industry on the island Finally in 1957 Texas Attorney General Will Wilson and the Texas Rangers began a massive campaign of raids that disrupted gambling and prostitution in the city As these vice industries crashed so did tourism taking the rest of the Galveston economy with it Neither the economy nor the culture of the city was the same afterward