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What was the first resort on the Strip? El Rancho Vegas

The story of the Las Vegas Strip started more than 80 years ago this week on a ranch. The first hotel-casino on Las Vegas Boulevard opened April 3, 1941 at what is now the Las Vegas Festival Grounds. At the time, travelers, most often from California, drove to Downtown Las Vegas through empty desert on Highway 91. There were some small casinos, but…

Land-based ・ 22 days

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Historic Las Vegas Strip property closed and set for auction

The old Las Vegas Strip has nearly disappeared, and many of the remaining ties to its past are being torn down or slated for a wrecking ball. That's because the price of land and the cost of operating on the Strip are so high that properties that once made financial sense have become obsolete. Smaller hotels and casinos can simply no longer justify…

Land-based ・ 09 March 2024

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How the Dazzling Las Vegas Strip Rose Up From the Desert

In 1829, a group of explorers led by Spanish merchant Antonio Armijo moved west toward Alta California through the arid Mojave Desert-the ancestral lands of the Southern Paiute people. A young scout named Rafael Rivera discovered a particularly verdant area full of grassland irrigated by a natural spring; this lushness soon inspired the place's…

Land-based ・ 15 February 2024

PokerNews

Grand Opening for 'Cursed' Casino at Heart of Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip will welcome its newest icon today with the grand opening of the long-awaited Fontainebleau Las Vegas Hotel & Casino. Almost 20 years in the making, the 67-story glass monolith that sits at the north of the Las Vegas Strip has been blighted by floods, fires, and financial frustrations over a nightmare, decades-long construction…

Land-based ・ 13 December 2023

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The rise of Sin City: How Vegas became a luxurious high-roller’s paradise

The gambling metropolis of Las Vegas is one of the most popular destinations in the world for high-rollers, and a playground for the rich and famous. Home to a plethora of extravagant luxury hotels, high-end casinos and a vibrant entertainment scene, it has often featured in Hollywood blockbusters thanks to its iconic haunts and endless supply of…

Finance ・ 30 November 2022

Star Advertiser

Las Vegas Advisor: Iconic Las Vegas photo op has returned

For a cool blast from the past, head to Bally's to take a photo in front of a glass-encased display of 100 ten-thousand-­dollar bills. The display that was located at Binion's Horseshoe for decades has been brought back as part of Bally's transformation to Horseshoe Las Vegas. Located near the elevators at the entrance to Jack Binion's Steak…

Sports ・ 20 November 2022

History Tv

How Las Vegas Became a Gambling Mecca

Las Vegas was a small railroad town when Nevada formally established it in 1905. Five years after its founding, the U.S. census recorded only 800 residents. Yet by the 1950s, it was known as a gambling tourist haven, where visitors could see a show with celebrities like Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis, Jr. in between trips to the baccarat…

Land-based ・ 30 October 2022

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Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip Guests Asked to Keep the Kids at Home

While one Strip resort is doubling down on families, more are going 21+ and the city has a message for parents. The Las Vegas Strip became known as a gambler's haven in the 1940s after its first resort El Rancho Vegas opened and was shortly followed by other hotel casinos, such as the Flamingo. The Strip expanded in the 1950s and 1960s as more…

Land-based ・ 13 October 2022

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Vintage Las Vegas casino photos from the past

OLBG scoured historical archives to compile a list of 15 photographs that exemplify Las Vegas' short, colorful history. As far as major American cities go, Las Vegas is by far the newest. Unlike New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles (which were all booming metropolises well before the Civil War), Las Vegas wasn't officially founded until the 20th…

Land-based ・ 08 October 2022

The Football Faithful

The first casinos in Las Vegas: A history of the gambling capital

It's hard to imagine Las Vegas at the moment without the flashy gambling signs, luxury hotels and entertainment venues, but there was a time when none of these things existed. Moreover, in the city's rather long history, there have been periods when gambling was banned even in this gambling oasis. The success that Las Vegas is so famous for is no…

Land-based ・ 30 September 2022

Travel Weekly

A Las Vegas landmark is about to go dormant: Travel Weekly

Hard Rock International announced last year it is buying the property from MGM Resorts International, and the iconic volcano will not have a role in the resort's eventual rebranding. Neither Hard Rock nor MGM officials would confirm when the volcano will be dismantled, and the timing of its last eruption is uncertain. A guitar-shaped room tower is…

Travel ・ 10 May 2022

Vegas Inc

Even before 'What Happens Here,' Vegas always understood how to market itself

What happens here, stays here, except when it's in a TV commercial, or on social media, or the subject of a film. That slogan has become legendary and ubiquitous since it began two decades ago as part of a "Vegas Stories" advertising campaign. Few remember "Vegas Stories," or much of the marketing of Las Vegas that came before, but the area has a…

Religion ・ 11 April 2022

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A Short History of Las Vegas

Few cities capture the imagination like Las Vegas. If a city was a celebrity, it would be a mix of Marilyn Monroe, Lady Gaga, and Gary Busey: beautiful, larger than life, and slightly insane. Las Vegas is a black hole of earthly delights, abandon, and pleasure; a gravitational singularity of sin. After all: what happens in Vegas, stays in…

Gaming Authorities ・ 20 December 2021

Business Matters

The Evolution gambling: a glimpse into a global landscape

From the simple act of betting on who would roll the highest number in the roll of a dice, to choosing who would be the winner, or survivor, in the gladiator's ring, we have been placing bets both for fun and for monitory return for thousands of years! So, when did casinos come into play? Well, despite the very real, and very illegal, gambling dens…

Bonuses ・ 19 October 2021

Inspired Traveler

How Las Vegas became the casino capital

When you think of the bright signs and flashing lights associated with the bustling casino, your mind will usually take a trip to Las Vegas - namely, the Sin City strip. Whilst the concept of gambling didn't necessarily originate from this iconic landmark, it's certainly considered to be the epicentre of all things gambling by people from all…

Religion ・ 12 October 2021

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Viva Las Vegas: How constructing Sin City’s Strip brought the gambling mecca to life

They say what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas but how did the gambling mecca come to be the motherland of kept secrets? FOX Business' " American Built " explored the structural beginnings of the Las Vegas Strip, starting with the construction of the railroad in 1905. Las Vegas, translated in Spanish as "The Meadows," was a halfway point for…

Religion ・ 05 October 2021

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'All Sand, No Sin': Incredible Photo Shows What Las Vegas Looked Like Back In The 50s

Mike Tyson's tiger. Hunter S. Thompson's squealy tyred Chevrolet. Alan from The Hangover. Dan Bilzerian. Fear. Loathing. Money. Drugs. Multi-million dollar fights. $2 weddings. Booze. Instagram. Suites. Sex workers. Priests. You get the picture. Since 1952, Las Vegas has become known for a lot of things. But it wasn't always a desert hotbed…

Religion ・ 21 June 2021

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The Home of Mobile Casinos

A recent @DIMOCO white paper UNRAVELLING MOBILE CARRIER BILLING FOR iGAMING suggested that gambling operators could be leaving up to 70% of potential revenues on the table. It argued that most gambling operators have invested heavily in mobile platforms that recreate the Las Vegas "experience" - without fully capitalising on the true potential of…

Mobile ・ 07 May 2021