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Abandoned off-the-Las Vegas Strip casino finds new life

Las Vegas hotel casino resort developers have snatched up almost every available piece of vacant land on the Las Vegas Strip for new projects, leading builders to redevelop existing properties for new facilities. The Tropicana Las Vegas, which began as a high-end hotel casino on the Vegas Strip when it opened in 1957, is slated to close April 2 and…

Land-based ・ 22 days

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Infamous Las Vegas Casino, The Western, Sparks Market Interest as Gaming License Renews

Once known as one of the eeriest gambling havens of Las Vegas, The Western, a casino with enduring infamy, has once again emerged on the market, four years following the demise of its renowned final proprietor. This startling revelation, nestling alongside echoes of its dramatic past, opens a new chapter in The Western's storied saga. Decades back,…

Land-based ・ 23 days

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Where Old Vegas is still alive today

The CNN Original Series "Vegas: The Story of Sin City" showcases the heart and history of one of America's most beloved and notorious cities in four immersive episodes. Tune in Sunday, March 3, at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CNN. Leave it to Las Vegas to upstage Travis and Taylor, Usher and the most-watched Super Bowl ever. Sure, last month's game was…

Land-based ・ 03 March 2024

City A.M.

Why Las Vegas' El Cortez hotel in 'Old Vegas' is the city's best stay

The El Cortez hotel's recent renovation shows how Las Vegas is finally celebrating its history, says Adam Bloodworth If you thought the Las Vegas Strip was nuts, try Downtown Las Vegas, which one local tells me has recently adopted the nickname of'Drowntown.' "Growing up here, everything is crazy," he says, his expression suggesting he's still…

Land-based ・ 12 April 2023

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Visit Stadium Swim Circa Hotel in Las Vegas

It emerges like a pixelated oasis in the Nevada desert, one that could easily be a mirage. A towering 143-foot screen, showing any game your heart desires, and at its feet six-count'em, six!-heated rectangular pools. They're spaced in pairs, gently tiered upward, all the better to allow year-round swimsuit-clad revelers unobstructed views of the…

Sports ・ 09 February 2023

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This Swanky Las Vegas Suite Lets You Live Like an '80s Casino Magnate

There's a clunky, very vintage-looking Unisonic video intercom system outside the 15th-floor penthouse in Downtown Las Vegas's El Cortez Hotel. Ring the intercom's loud doorbell, step inside, and you'll realize it even works: You can actually see into the hallway through a very grainy black and white closed-circuit TV, retro tech at its goofiest.…

Religion ・ 21 December 2022

Courthouse News Service

Downtown Vegas adds splashy resort to revitalized mix

LAS VEGAS (CN) - Downtown Las Vegas sees 24 million visitors annually. One might think the area could rest on its laurels and be fat and happy. But that thinking wouldn't take into account Derek Stevens, whose vision and drive has resulted in the first, built-from-the-ground-up casino development downtown in 30 years. Circa Resort & Casino, the…

Sports ・ 03 December 2022

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Las Vegas: Harry Reid Airport's slots surpass $1B mark in all-time revenue

The company responsible for running the slot machines at Las Vegas Harry Reid International Airport, formerly known as McCarran Airport, announced it is celebrating its recent surpassing of $1 billion in all-time revenue. Airport Slot Concession Inc, a Michael Gaughan company, operates over 1400 slot machines at the airport. The company has been…

Finance ・ 25 November 2022

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Las Vegas’ Historic El Cortez Hotel & Casino Renovates Original 47 Rooms

Opened in 1941, the iconic El Cortez Hotel & Casino has maintained its vintage charm with original hotel rooms located above the casino floor, only accessible by a wooden staircase. Today, the Downtown Las Vegas landmark-and the only casino listed on the National Register of Historic Places -announces the completed renovation of these 47 rooms,…

Land-based ・ 05 October 2022

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Staying at the Circa Resort Las Vegas: Travel Weekly

Circa and El Cortez, another downtown hotel-casino that is implementing the policy this year, are the only adults-only Las Vegas resorts. In a recent interview in the Las Vegas Review Journal, Circa owner Derek Stevens said that the policy is "one of the things I may have underestimated, but it's been a huge, huge success at Circa." It's only one…

Travel ・ 12 July 2022

Vegas Inc

Historic downtown Vegas casino adopts 21-and-older age limit

LAS VEGAS (AP) - The historic El Cortez has announced it will become the second downtown Las Vegas property to adopt a 21-and-older age limit for hotel guests and casino gamblers. Adam Wiesberg, general manager of the 80-year-old landmark, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal on Wednesday that the policy will begin April 1 for hotel stays and…

Law ・ 17 March 2022

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Flamingo Las Vegas joins El Cortez marking milestone dates

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Two iconic Las Vegas hotel-casinos are marking milestone dates - one on the Strip and one downtown. The Flamingo Las Vegas has begun celebrating its 75th birthday ahead of the Dec. 26 anniversary of the date in 1946 when Benjamin "Bugsy" Siegel opened the first resort-style property on a highway that became Las Vegas Boulevard and…

Land-based ・ 27 November 2021

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Downtown Las Vegas icon El Cortez Hotel & Casino to commemorate 80 years this November

LAS VEGAS, NV - This November, the historic El Cortez Hotel & Casino celebrates its monumental 80th Anniversary as the longest continuously running hotel & casino in the ever-changing landscape of downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. As the only casino listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this Vegas institution has stood the test of time…

Land-based ・ 10 October 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

Fox 5 Vegas

El Cortez in downtown Las Vegas to celebrate 80th anniversary

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -- An iconic casino in downtown Las Vegas will celebrate its 80 years in November. According to a news release, the El Cortez will celebrate its 80th birthday with a $25 million renovation and a fireworks show on Nov. 6. The celebrate its 80th anniversary as the longest continuously running hotel and casino in downtown. The release…

Land-based ・ 06 October 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

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