"What happens in X, stays in X." Where does this quote come from, and what is X?

Question:I've heard several examples, but I really don't know the answer.

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Answers:
There is a huge lawsuit pending over the quote "What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas"

The slogan is believed by some to originate from an old sign in a now defunct tavern in Cambridge Mass. that reads...
"What happens in here, stays in here"

The Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, is trying to claim rights to the phrase.

Read more in this article:

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/na...

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Vegas

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not sure where it came from but the X stands for anyhting you want it to. such as what happens in vegas stays in vegas. Meaning you don't leave and discuss what happened.

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