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Las Vegas Strip Braces for Change: Casino Royale and Tropicana to Be Replaced by Mega-Resort and Athletics Stadium

On the iconic Las Vegas Strip, a place renowned for its dazzling lights and high stakes, the wheels of change are turning once more. The Casino Royale and the venerable Tropicana are slated for demolition to make way for ambitious new developments, including a towering 699-foot-tall resort casino and possibly a new stadium for the Oakland…

Land-based ・ 20 February 2024

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Las Vegas Strip losing an iconic casino (and maybe more)

The Las Vegas Strip has not seen an implosion since Riviera in 2016, which was removed in order to enlarge the Las Vegas Convention Center. At one time, they were fairly common as the Aladdin (now Caesars Entertainment's Planet Hollywood) faced implosion in the 1990s, and El Rancho, Desert Inn, Castaways, the Boardwalk Stardust, and Frontier all…

Land-based ・ 20 February 2024

KTNV Las Vegas

Nostalgia, memories bring locals and tourists back to the oldest Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Getting the opportunity to stay in the first hotel rooms ever used in Las Vegas. They date back 118 years to 1906. In a city often known for tearing down its history, one beacon stands alone downtown - The Golden Gate. It's the old feel that brings people back. "It is very near and dear to my heart," said Jen Beardsley from…

Travel ・ 19 January 2024

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Golden Gate Hotel & Casino celebrates 118th birthday with proclamation

Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, the original hotel of Las Vegas, was honored with a proclamation ceremony as it celebrated its 118th anniversary on Thursday, January 18, 2024. (KSNV) Las Vegas (KSNV) - The oldest hotel in downtown Las Vegas, The Golden Gate, is celebrating its 118th birthday on January 18. The Golden Gate has been around for much of…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2024

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Ring in 2024 at these events across Las Vegas valley

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Are you ready to ring in the new year? Here is a list of New Year's Eve celebrations across the Las Vegas valley. To celebrate the new year and Downtown Grand's 10th anniversary, the hotel & casino is throwing a New Year's Eve bash on Sunday, Dec. 31. The bash will have DJs, a champagne toast, a chance to win $1000000 cash, and a…

Land-based ・ 28 December 2023

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Plaza Hotel Casino, Pinkbox Doughnuts putting on grand openings, giveaway

Posted at 6:40 PM, Jun 08, 2023 LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - A series of celebrations are unfolding going into the weekend at the Plaza Casino Hotel property. The main street facade has been completely remodeled and modernized, with the addition of a popular Las Vegas doughnut shop. Part of the Main Street Reimagination project is a showgirl statue at the…

Land-based ・ 12 June 2023

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Plaza Hotel & Casino to celebrate grand opening of 'Main Street Reimagination'

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) - The Plaza Hotel & Casino is set to celebrate the grand opening of the four venues that comprise its "Main Street Reimagination" with a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The ceremony will take place on Thursday, June 8, at 11 a.m. Officials said the Main Street Reimagination will transform its historic Main Street façade and porte-cochere…

Land-based ・ 06 June 2023

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Jokesters Comedy Club Receives Second BEST OF LAS VEGAS Award

Don Barnhart's Jokesters Comedy Club has announced that they've been named "Best of Las Vegas" for a second time by the Las Vegas Review Journal. "With all the incredible talent in Las Vegas, just being nominated is an award in and of itself", said Barnhart in a recent interview. Jokesters Comedy Club is located inside The Pegasus Showroom inside…

Land-based ・ 11 December 2022

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Why do you like it here?" he asks me. He is any number of people: a stranger on a barstool, a friend's boyfriend, an acquaintance I've been asked to show around. He is visiting Las Vegas, and he is asking the question visitors ask locals. He is asking for a thesis, and maybe, depending on how the night goes, a fight. "I could never live in Vegas,"…

Land-based ・ 01 December 2022

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Bright New Signs On Las Vegas Strip Honor Iconic Sin City Figure

The south end of the Las Vegas Strip has the famous Welcome to Las Vegas sign to greet visitors to the world's biggest adult playground. Now the north end of the Strip has its own welcoming attraction. The installation and official lighting of two 50-foot showgirls has been completed on Las Vegas Boulevard, just north of the STRAT Hotel at the…

Religion ・ 16 September 2022

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Blog: GSMA unleashes MWC on Las Vegas

Leading US mobile executives are set to join more than 200 speakers at MWC Las Vegas from 28 September to 30 September, as the GSMA prepares its next event under the theme of Connectivity Unleashed. The event will be held in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Centre, which opened in 2021 offering 600000 square-feet of exhibition space, the…

Industry ・ 16 September 2022

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50-foot showgirls make debut in Downtown Las Vegas

They're here, and they're spectacular. The installation of two new, 50-foot-tall showgirls on the corner of Main Street and Las Vegas Blvd. South has been completed, according to a City of Las Vegas news release. The showgirls will light up for the first time Wednesday at dusk. The retro-style showgirls will create a lasting legacy for the city as…

Roulette ・ 01 September 2022

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Extreme public commenting in Las Vegas with Alex Stein

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - On the night of Wednesday, Aug. 17 the best show in Las Vegas was not on the strip, it didn't involve blue men or acrobats, and the only thing it cost anyone watching was three minutes. The show took place at the Las Vegas city council chambers. After patiently waiting almost four hours for his turn to speak during public comment…

Covid ・ 25 August 2022

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Plaza Las Vegas to open downtown's first smoke-free, "social media friendly" gaming space with slot influencer area

The Plaza Hotel & Casino of Las Vegas on Tuesday unveiled the details of four large-scale projects that it says "will transform and reimagine its historic Main Street façade", including downtown's first smoke-free and "social media friendly" gaming area featuring an agreement with YouTube slot influencer Brian Christopher. The announcement event…

Land-based ・ 07 July 2022

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The Neon Museum Presents DUCK DUCK SHED: Celebrating Las Vegas Architecture, Design, and Culture

Oct. 27-30, The Neon Museum will debut a four-day event entitled Duck Duck Shed: Celebrating Las Vegas Architecture, Design, and Culture to recognize the iconic architecture that defines the city as a cultural hub with major design influences that have world-wide impact, particularly in hospitality. The event highlights the city's architectural…

Travel ・ 06 July 2022

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Plaza Hotel & Casino unveils four projects to transform its iconic Main Street façade

The Plaza Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, has unveiled the details of four large-scale projects that will transform and reimagine its historic Main Street façade, including its porte-cochère, into a one-of-a-kind destination for cocktails, gaming, and dining. "The Plaza is proud to call 1 Main Street home," said Jonathan Jossel, CEO of the Plaza Hotel &…

Land-based ・ 27 June 2022

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Las Vegas Mayor Goodman joins TikTok

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman has joined the social media platform TikTok and today put out her first video. Mayor Goodman takes the viewer on a day in her life. Mayor Goodman is seen bouncing from event to event around town, grabbing a quick lunch, giving a tour of her office, celebrating a remodel announcement of The Plaza…

Land-based ・ 24 June 2022

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Plaza Hotel & Casino to transform its Main Street facade

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - The Plaza Hotel & Casino has announced details for four large-scale projects that will transform and reimagine its historic Main Street facade. The goal is to transition the Plaza into a one-of-a-kind destination for cocktails, gaming and dining. "The Plaza is proud to call 1 Main Street home," said Jonathan Jossel, CEO of the…

Land-based ・ 15 June 2022

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Carousel Bar new project for Plaza Las Vegas

Carousel Bar to open in porte cochere space at Plaza The hundreds of twinkly light bulbs that sparkle over the porte cochere at the Plaza Hotel and Casino will soon mark the backdrop of a carousel-themed outdoor bar. The fanciful new Carousel Bar is one of four projects that the Plaza is undertaking to transform the front of the building facing…

Travel ・ 14 June 2022

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Land-based ・ 02 June 2022

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Know before you go: Las Vegas New Year's Eve celebrations

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - New Year's Eve is only days away and Las Vegas has one of the biggest celebrations in the country lined up. It is also one of the busiest nights for law enforcement with about 1200 officers on The Strip and another 200 downtown. Regarding COVID-19, the same rules are in effect: masks inside, optional outside. Freeway ramps near…

New Year ・ 22 January 2022

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Las Vegas casinos fully open now without mandated restrictions

Several visitors gathered downtown at the Fremont Street Experience for live music to celebrate the full re-opening at midnight Tuesday. A recorded message by Las Vegas Mayor was shown and Fremont Experience officials were in attendance. Casinos began taking down plexiglass dividers at slot machines and other gambling stations. Las Vegas fully…

Land-based ・ 16 January 2022

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Gambling boom in 2021 sets new record after pandemic slump

The gambling business boomed like never before in 2021 as droves of pandemic-weary tourists returned to the Las Vegas Strip and casinos across America, flush with pent-up savings. Nevada's casinos are poised for their best year ever, state gaming officials said, with $12.3 billion in total winnings in the first 11 months of the year. Less…

Covid ・ 01 January 2022

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Omi-what? Las Vegas New Year's Eve fireworks show will go on, with 300,000 expected

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas isn't canceling or scaling back plans for big New Year's gatherings amid concerns about the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, regional public safety and elected leaders said Wednesday. More than 300000 visitors are expected in town for events including a New Year's Eve fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip that…

New Year ・ 30 December 2021

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El Cortez hotel-casino celebrates 80 years in downtown Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- El Cortez Hotel and Casino celebrates 80 years of operation in downtown Las Vegas on Saturday. El Cortez is the oldest continuously-operating hotel and casino in Las Vegas. It first opened in 1941 before the U.S. got involved in World War 2. With a storied history, Bugsy Siegel and the Mob even owned it for a brief time. "When…

Land-based ・ 02 November 2021

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Downtown Vegas' El Cortez casino celebrates 80° anniversary with a $25M renovation

as Vegas-based casino El Cortez will celebrate its 80° anniversary with a $25 million renovation and a fireworks show which will take place on November 6, featuring a speech by Mayor Carolyn Goodman. The property will be throwing the festivities in celebration of 80 years of running the hotel and casino downtown, thus becoming the only casino…

Land-based ・ 06 October 2021

Review Journal

Stan Mallin, Las Vegas hotel and casino developer, dies at 98

Stan Mallin, a pioneering Las Vegas hotel and casino developer who was inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame in 2019, died on Saturday night, according to his wife, Sandra Mallin. He was 98. Mallin met his longtime business partner Jay Sarno when the two were roommates at the University of Missouri. He and Sarno built motels in Georgia, Texas and…

Land-based ・ 13 September 2021

Ballpark Digest

Las Vegas Ballpark as MLB home? Maybe, maybe not

After saying it was a possibility the Oakland A's could play out of Las Vegas Ballpark on a temporary basis, team president Dave Kaval walked back that assertion, saying that it was more of a hypothetical statement. Speaking to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Kaval praised the home of the Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A West) and said they were looking…

Travel ・ 12 July 2021

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Preparing the palace: How an iconic Las Vegas casino plans to conquer COVID-19

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At the heart of a nearly vacant Las Vegas Strip, Caesar's iconic palace stands empty. The hotel's doors are locked for the first time in its storied 54-year history. The casino floor is nearly as silent as its statues, save for the siren song auto-playing from a few slot machines echoing through the polished halls. It's been…

Covid ・ 14 May 2021

Reno Gazette Journal

A look at the inside: Las Vegas new Circa Resort & Casino is now open

LAS VEGAS - In this town, every opening is grand. The debut Wednesday of the 44-story Circa Resort & Casino - now the tallest building in downtown Las Vegas - was no exception. Hours before the opening of Fremont Street's newest hotel-casino, hundreds of curious visitors waited patiently, drinks in hand, for the countdown to begin. Around 12:01…

Covid ・ 07 May 2021

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How casinos will work when they reopen in a pandemic.

This article is part of Reopenings, a series about how businesses are operating during the pandemic. You can gamble again in America-at least in the few parts of the country where casinos are cautiously reopening. Casinos in Oklahoma and Montana already have the go-ahead from their state governments to operate, though many are opting to stay closed…

Covid ・ 04 February 2021

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Vegas Convention Circuit Adds People Movers

The convention business makes up more than half the revenue in Las Vegas, so the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority agreed to invest over $50 million in convention center transportation. Conventions are huge in Vegas. Last year, the CES Vegas convention attracted 171000 visitors to Vegas. And they all needed to zip around between the…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2021

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2020 in Hindsight: Top Casino News

Happy New Year! 2020 was a train wreck for all of us, and the coronavirus hit the casino industry especially hard. Here is a recap of the top casino and gambling news stories we covered in the tumultuous year of 2020. The social media catch phrase'going viral' took on a whole new meaning in 2020. The coronavirus appeared out of nowhere and quickly…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021

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Downtown’s Circa reveals stunning views of Las Vegas at Legacy Club

The ode to the city's casino greats sits on the 60th floor of the resort with killer views of the Strip The outdoor patio with fire pits and a view at Legacy Club | Circa [Official Site] Downtown's new Circa continues to reveal its new outlets with Legacy Club, the swanky lounge at the top of its 458-foot tower opening on December 28. The lounge…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2021