Casino Gaming History and News

From the Marina to the MGM The Marina Hotel and Casino opened in 1975 as a 714 room hotel and casino.In 1989 the Marina Hotel was purchased by the MGM along with the neighboring Tropicana Countr...

In 1989 the Majestic Realty Company owned by Ed Roski purchased an 80-acre parcel of land off the Las Vegas Strip along the west side of Interstate 15. This was originally intended to be an industr...

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...

With all the World Class casinos in Nevada and especially in Las Vegas it is easy to forget that Las Vegas doesn't have the monopoly on World Class casinos.     Outside of the United States people ...

Fitzgeralds Hotel & Casino In 1987 the former Sundance Hotel, owned by mob affiliated Moe Dalitz, was sold to the Lincoln Management Group (later to be known as the Fitzgeralds Management Gr...

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...