Casino Gaming History and News

There are some people who refer to it as TI. On October 27, 1993, the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino opened under the direction of Steve Wynn and Mirage Resorts. 24 years later, the hotel is a ...

When the Westward Ho opened in 1963 it was the only casino motel resort in Las Vegas. During its existence the Westward Ho was also advertised as being the largest motel in America. The Westward Ho...

Construction of the New York New York Hotel & Casino began in March of 1995, construction of the hotel was completed two years later and the casino opened on January 3, 1997 at a cost of $460 m...

On March 2, 1979, Michael Gaughan, son of legendary casino owner Jackie Gaughan, opened the Barbary Coast Hotel & Casino on the famous "Four Corners" of Las Vegas Boulevard (Las Vegas Blvd and ...

Tonight we will say "goodbye" to 2016 and welcome the New Year with fireworks over the Las Vegas Strip and champagne or other libations in hand.  Before we leave 2016 to the history books indulge u...

The Bellagio Hotel & Casino - or as this writer often calls it "Terry Benedict's place," Terry Benedict is the fictional owner of the Bellagio in the 2001 remake of the movie Ocean's Eleven - w...

Sometimes what happens in Vegas stays even into the afterlife. The end of October brings thoughts of Halloween and tales of ghosts and haunted houses and if you believe the superstitions some of th...

The resort was conceived and built by Tony Cornero, who died in 1955 before construction was completed. When the hotel opened, it had the largest casino in Nevada, the largest swimming pool in Nev...

When most people think of modern Las Vegas the first thing that will come to their mind is the glitz and glamour of the mega-casinos, such as the Bellagio,Wynn, and Mirage, or the classic casinos t...