Casino Gaming History and News

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 orig...

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 th...

On December 28, 2016, Hollywood icon Debbie Reynolds passed away, just one day after the death of her daughter Carrie Fisher. While Hollywood ...

On March 2, 1979, Michael Gaughan, son of legendary casino owner Jackie Gaughan, opened the Barbary Coast Hotel & Casino on the famous "Four Co...

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.  B...

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 ...

The Bellagio Hotel & Casino - or as this writer often calls it "Terry Benedict's place," Terry Benedict is the fictional owner of the Bellagio ...

The "Great Recession" of 2007 - 2009 had a major impact on Las Vegas as a whole and downtown Las Vegas in particular. The Lady Luck Hotel and Casin...

In honor of Veteran's Day this week we temporarily turn away from the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas and look briefly at how the Second World War a...

The El Morocco started out as a bar with slot machines on the West side of Las Vegas; when it opened in 1945 it was one of the few places where Afr...