Casino Gaming History and News

Punchboards Punchboards were originally used in the 18th century for gambling purposes. It is a game board with small holes in it covered by paper or foil. Behind the paper or foil would be a sm...

Lighting Up the Las Vegas Skyline Imagine walking down the Las Vegas strip in the evening.  The images that come to your mind might be the Volcano in front of the Mirage erupting like...

Dig (Foundation) Chips Prior to 1987 casinos could dispose of chips and tokens as they saw fit. Many times old chips and tokens ended up at the bottom of Lake Mead or thrown down abandon mine s...

The El Rancho Hotel & Casino opened on April 3, 1941 with great fanfare.  At the time it was hailed as Las Vegas' first resort hotel. After World War II the El Rancho entered its glory ...

On February 11, 2016 the curtain will fall for the final time on the "Jubilee!"stage in Bally's Hotel & Casino.  With that final curtain an era of the iconic Las Vegas Showgirl will come to ...

Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel, known as "one of the most feared and notorious gangsters of his day,"  first came to Southern Nevada in the 1930's with Meyer Lansky and Moe Sedway.  While there, they set-...

Elvis Presley, the King of Rock and Roll, might have "left the building," however his connection with Las Vegas lives on. Few people recall his less than successful first performances at the New Fr...

In 1958 on the corner of First Street and Fremont Street the California Club opened its doors; at the time it was located in the Heart of Las Vegas.  With the train station located just a few short...

Howard Hughes is often hailed by his proponents and critics as either the “Savior of Las Vegas” or the “Harbinger of Corporate Vegas.” Whether you love him or hate him, even though he never built a...