Casino Gaming History and News

In 1989 the Majestic Realty Company owned by Ed Roski purchased an 80-acre parcel of land off the Las Vegas Strip along the west side of Interstate...

Although the first recorded casino was legalized in Venice in 1626 and gambling can be traced as far back as ancient civilizations of Mesopotamia a...

With all the World Class casinos in Nevada and especially in Las Vegas it is easy to forget that Las Vegas doesn't have the monopoly on World Class...

Fitzgeralds Hotel & Casino In 1987 the former Sundance Hotel, owned by mob affiliated Moe Dalitz, was sold to the Lincoln Management Group (...

Desert Inn Hotel & Casino   The Desert Inn Hotel and Casino opened on April 24, 1950. The construction of the hotel started three years earli...

Dunes Hotel & Casino The Dunes Hotel and Casino opened on the Las Vegas Strip on May 23, 1955.  During the first few years of operation the ...

Hacienda Hotel & Casino Opened in October of 1956 costing $6 million dollars with 266 rooms and the largest swimming pool on the Las Vegas S...

Silver Palace Casino When the Silver Palace Casino opened its doors in June of 1956 this "ultra modern, million and a half dollar club" (1956 La...

Palace Station Hotel & Casino On July 1st, Palace Station celebrated its 40th Anniversary.      In 1976, Frank Fertitta, Jr., the former gen...

Sands Hotel & Casino The Sands hotel was established in 1952 by Jake Freedman, who had established restaurants in Las Vegas years earlier.  Co...