He moved into Las Vegas' Desert Inn in 1966 & bought the whole hotel a short time later
Faced with a 
huge tax bill in California, he decided to move to Las Vegas in late 1966, ... 
Desert Inn penthouse, wanted to watch his favorite old movies on late-night ... At 
the hearings, Hughes said of the Spruce Goose: I put the sweat of my life into 
this thing.