Casino Gaming History and News

Although the first recorded casino was legalized in Venice in 1626 and gambling can be traced as far back as ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia and early China the Casino Chip or Cheque is a rela...

Desert Inn Hotel & Casino   The Desert Inn Hotel and Casino opened on April 24, 1950. The construction of the hotel started three years earlier in 1947, but Wilbur Clark and his brother quick...

Dunes Hotel & Casino The Dunes Hotel and Casino opened on the Las Vegas Strip on May 23, 1955.  During the first few years of operation the Dunes struggled to stay afloat.  The casino freque...

Hacienda Hotel & Casino Opened in October of 1956 costing $6 million dollars with 266 rooms and the largest swimming pool on the Las Vegas Strip when it opened. Less than one year after t...

Silver Palace Casino When the Silver Palace Casino opened its doors in June of 1956 this "ultra modern, million and a half dollar club" (1956 Las Vegas Sun) at its First Street and Fremont St. l...

Palace Station Hotel & Casino On July 1st, Palace Station celebrated its 40th Anniversary.      In 1976, Frank Fertitta, Jr., the former general manager at the Fremont, and his two partners ...

Sands Hotel & Casino The Sands hotel was established in 1952 by Jake Freedman, who had established restaurants in Las Vegas years earlier.  Construction began on Sands Hotel in early 1952, bui...

The Caesars Palace Hotel & Casino In August 2016 Caesars Palace will celebrate its 50th Anniversary.  As the parties start and Caesars Palace prepares for its Golden Anniversary we look back a...

The Monte Carlo Hotel & Casino The Monte Carlo Hotel and Casino opened to the public on June 21, 1996.  The Monte Carlo was originally known as the "Grand Victoria" and its architecture and int...