Casino Gaming History and News

Casino Chips
Casino Chips and Halloween, Vegas Radio Appearance
Like many other areas of collectibles, casinos have special edition chips for holidays that include Halloween. What makes this interesting is these chips are produced and used for a limited time.
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Casinos
Copag, the WSOP, Dogs, Cats and Plastic Playing Cards
There are tourists that visit us from all across the world. When they come into our store here in Las Vegas, they will ask about high quality cards to play poker. One of those brands of cards is Co...

Casinos
Playboy’s Involvement in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and London Gaming
With the passing of media legend Hugh Hefner, the world’s attention has been drawn back to the famous media empire he created known to the world as Playboy. Playboy would become one of the most wel...

Las Vegas History
Las Vegas History Series – Luxor Las Vegas
One can imagine that they are going back to ancient Egypt when they enter the Luxor Hotel & Casino. An MGM property, it is named after the city of Luxor. Considering the fact that it has over 4...

Casinos
Las Vegas History Series – Treasure Island Hotel & Casino
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 ...

Casinos
How to Collect Affordable Replica Casino Chips, How the Dunes is Leading the Way and Other Casino Chips Make Your Fantasies Come True
Millions of people visit Las Vegas every year. From 1955 to 1993, the Dunes Hotel & Casino was located on the South end of the Las Vegas Strip. Where the Bellagio is today used to be this popul...

Casinos
Las Vegas History Series - Golden Gate Hotel & Casino
On August 25, 2017, the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino re-opened its doors after a renovation that lasted a little over 100 hours. The new casino floor has been expanded by double its size. Walking...

Gambling Memorabilia
Las Vegas History Series - Westward Ho Motel & Casino
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...

Gambling Memorabilia
Las Vegas Series - New York New York
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...