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 pap...

Lighting Up the Las Vegas Skyline Imagine walking down the Las Vegas strip in the evening.  The images that come to your mind might b...

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...

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. A...

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 ...

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 Me...

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 les...

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...

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 ...

  Las Vegas Club The lights went out forever at midnight August 19, 2015 for the Las Vegas Club.  The Las Vegas Club opened its doors in 1930 and ...