Casino Gaming History and News

There are some people who refer to it as TI. On October 27, 1993, the Treasure Island Hotel & Casino opened under the direction of Steve Wynn and Mirage Resorts. 24 years later, the hotel is a ...

Millions of people visit Las Vegas every year. From 1955 to 1993, the Dunes Hotel & Casino was located on the South end of the Las Vegas Strip. Where the Bellagio is today used to be this popul...

On August 25, 2017, the Golden Gate Hotel & Casino re-opened its doors after a renovation that lasted a little over 100 hours. The new casino floor has been expanded by double its size. Walking...

When the Westward Ho opened in 1963 it was the only casino motel resort in Las Vegas. During its existence the Westward Ho was also advertised as being the largest motel in America. The Westward Ho...

Construction of the New York New York Hotel & Casino began in March of 1995, construction of the hotel was completed two years later and the casino opened on January 3, 1997 at a cost of $460 m...

Few properties in Las Vegas have gone through as many changes of ownership and names as the current Westgate Hotel and Casino.   The hotel was originally designed by architect Martin Stern Jr.  Whe...

The Brown Derby Casino first opened, in the predominately African-American North West Side of Las Vegas, in 1944. Although it shared a name with the famous Brown Derby restaurants in Los Angeles an...

Tonight we will say "goodbye" to 2016 and welcome the New Year with fireworks over the Las Vegas Strip and champagne or other libations in hand.  Before we leave 2016 to the history books indulge u...

When most people think of Las Vegas Christmas is one of the last things to come to their minds, but when December comes the Las Vegas turns into a venerable Winter Wonderland.   Couldn't get away ...