Casino Gaming History and News

  To better serve our customers we are changing our Saturday Retail Store Hours.  Spinettis Gaming will now be open on Saturdays from 10:00am to 6:00pm.       Spinettis Retail Store hours during ...

Silver Bird & El Rancho Hotel and Casino In 1976 the Thunderbird was sold to the owner of the Dunes Hotel and Casino Major Riddle; he renamed it the Silver Bird and reopened it in 1977.  Unde...

Thunderbird Hotel & Casino The Thunderbird Hotel & Casino opened on Labor Day 1948.  It was the brainchild of Marion Hicks and attorney, and Lieutenant Governor of Nevada, Cliff Jones.   ...

The Orbit Inn Hotel & Casino This week we move away from the glitz and glamour of the Las Vegas Strip and focus our attention to a small, long gone Downtown Casino that is often overlooked and...

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas One of the most well known Las Vegas landmarks is the "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign located on the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip.  This 25 foot tall si...

  Golden Gate Hotel & Casino The Golden Gate opened in 1906 as the Hotel Nevada.  In 1907 it was assigned Las Vegas' first telephone with the number "1."  When gambling was re-legalize...

Hoot Gibson's D-4-C Ranch Hoot Gibson was born Edmund Richard Gibson in Tekamah, Nebraska, he learned to ride a horse while still a very young boy. As a teenager he worked with horses on a ra...

The Plaza Hotel Opened in 1972 it was originally known as the Union Plaza, a reference to the Union Pacific railroad station that originally stood on the site.  The original owners of the ...

Classic Las Vegas The skyline and culture of Las Vegas has certainly changed over the last fifty years. Gone is the "Golden Age" of Las Vegas where sharply dressed tourist rubbed elbows with col...