Casino Gaming History and News

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...

When most people think of Las Vegas Christmas is one of the last things to come to their minds, but when December comes the Las Vegas turns into a venerable Winter Wonderland.   Couldn't get away ...

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...

The "Great Recession" of 2007 - 2009 had a major impact on Las Vegas as a whole and downtown Las Vegas in particular. The Lady Luck Hotel and Casino which had closed for remodeling just the year be...

In honor of Veteran's Day this week we temporarily turn away from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas and look briefly at how the Second World War affected Las Vegas and the state of Nevada. Prior ...

The El Morocco started out as a bar with slot machines on the West side of Las Vegas; when it opened in 1945 it was one of the few places where African-Americans could go to gamble in Las Vegas. Th...

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...