Fremont Hotel and Casino
July 25th, 2008
The Fremont Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. It is one of the casinos owned by Boyd Gaming Corporation. The hotel provides 447 rooms and the casino offers 32,000ft² of space.
History
The Fremont hotel opened on May 18, 1956 as [...]
Four Queens
July 23rd, 2008
Four QueensFacts and statistics
Address: 202 East Fremont Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Opening date: 1966
Casino type: Land-Based
Theme: Victorian Carnival
Owner: TLC Casino Enterprises, Inc.
No. of rooms: 690
Total gaming space: 50,000 ft²
Signature attractions: Queen’s Machine
Notable restaurants: Hugo’s Cellar,Magnolia’s
Years renovated: 1976, 1977, 1981, 1999
Website: The Four Queens
Coordinates: 36°10′11″N 115°8′37″W
The Four Queens Hotel and Casino is located in downtown Las Vegas on the Fremont Street Experience. [...]
Flamingo Las Vegas
July 21st, 2008
Flamingo
3555 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Number of rooms
3,626
Theme
Caribbean
Gaming space
77,000 ft² (7,153.5 m²)
Permanent show(s)
The Second City, George Wallace, Wayne Newton
Signature attraction(s)
Wildlife Habitat
Notable restaurant(s)
Jimmy Buffett’s Margaritaville
Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment
Date opened
December 26, 1946
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
Previous name(s)
The Flamingo (1946-1947), The Fabulous Flamingo (1947-1974), Flamingo Hilton (1974-1999)
Casino website
Flamingo Las Vegas
The Flamingo Las Vegas is owned and operated [...]
Fitzgeralds Las Vegas
July 18th, 2008
Fitzgeralds Las Vegas is a 34-story, 638-room hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas. It has a 42,000 square foot casino, and several places to eat, as well as a business center and pool and spa. The hotel is located at the eastern end of the Fremont Street Experience. Fitgerald’s also has [...]
History of slot machines
July 17th, 2008
Sittman and Pitt of Brooklyn, New York developed a gambling machine in 1891 that could be considered a precursor to the modern slot machine. It contained 5 drums holding a total of 50 card faces and was based on poker. This machine proved extremely popular and soon there was hardly a bar [...]
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
July 15th, 2008
Excalibur
3850 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Number of rooms
3,991
Theme
Medieval / Camelot
Gaming space
100,000 ft² (9,290 m²)
Permanent show(s)
Tournament of Kings
Thunder Down Under
Anthony Cools
Signature attraction(s)
Merlin vs. Dragon battle
Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse at Camelot
Sir Galahad’s Prime Rib House
Regale Italian Eatery
Owner
MGM Mirage
Date opened
June 19, 1990
Casino type
Land
Major renovation(s)
N/A
Previous name(s)
Xanadu project (never built)
Casino website
excalibur.com
The Excalibur Hotel/Casino is a hotel and [...]
Circus Circus Las Vegas
July 14th, 2008
Circus Circus Las Vegas
2880 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Number of rooms
3,774
Theme
Circus
Gaming space
101,100 ft² (9,392.19 m²)
Permanent show(s)
Signature attraction(s)
Circus Circus Adventuredome
Notable restaurant(s)
The Steakhouse
Blue Iguana
Owner
MGM Mirage
Date opened
October 18, 1968
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
none
Previous name(s)
none
Casino website
Circus Circus Las Vegas
Circus Circus Las Vegas is a circus-themed 3,774 room hotel and 101,000 square foot (9,392 m²) casino located [...]
Casino Royale Las Vegas
July 11th, 2008
Casino Royale
3411 Las Vegas Boulevard SouthLas Vegas, Nevada 89109
Number of rooms
152
Theme
European Villa
Notable restaurant(s)
Outback Steakhouse
Denny’s
Noble Roman’s
Subway
Ben & Jerry’s
Owner
Tom Elardi
Date opened
1992
Casino type
Land-Based
Previous name(s)
Nob Hill 1979-1980
Casino website
Hotel/casino web site
Casino Royale is a small casino and motel located on the East side of the Las Vegas Strip, between Harrah’s Las Vegas and The Venetian. The casino [...]
Backgammon
July 11th, 2008
Backgammon is a board game for two players. Each player has fifteen pieces (checkers) which move between twenty-four triangles (points) according to the roll of two dice. The objective of the game is to be first to bear off, that is, to move all fifteen checkers off the board. The oldest [...]
Caesars Palace
July 9th, 2008
Caesars Palace
3570 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Number of rooms
3,348
Theme
The Roman Empire
Gaming space
166,000ft² (15,442 m²)
Permanent show(s)
Céline Dion: A New Day
Signature attraction(s)
Forum Shops
Pure
Notable restaurant(s)
Restaurant Guy Savoy
808
Bradley Ogden
Empress Court
Hyakumi
Mesa Grill
Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment
Date opened
August 5, 1966
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
1974, 1979, 1992, 2001
Previous name(s)
none
Casino website
Caesars Palace
Caesars Palace is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip [...]
Binion’s Gambling Hall and Casino
July 6th, 2008
Binion’s Gambling Hall and Hotel
128 E. Fremont Street
Las Vegas, Nevada 89101
Number of rooms
366
Theme
Vintage Las Vegas
Gaming space
Permanent show(s)
No showroom
Signature attraction(s)
World Series of Poker
(1970-2004; 2005 final tables)
Notable restaurant(s)
Binion’s Ranch Steakhouse
Owner
MTR Gaming Group
Date opened
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
Previous name(s)
Eldorado Club
The Mint Las Vegas
Binion’s Horseshoe
Casino website
http://www.binions.com
Binion’s Gambling Hall & Hotel is a hotel and casino located in downtown [...]
The Howard Hughes Corporation
July 5th, 2008
The Howard Hughes Corporation is a major real estate development and management company based in Las Vegas, Nevada, which was founded by Howard Hughes. Later sold to the Rouse Company, it is now a subsidiary of General Growth Properties.
History
Formation as Summa Corporation
Originally known as Summa Corporation, Howard Hughes Corp. was formed [...]
Las Vegas 51s
July 4th, 2008
The Las Vegas 51s (formerly the Las Vegas Stars) is a minor-league baseball team. They are the AAA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They play at Cashman Field (capacity 9,334) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team competes in the Pacific Coast League.
The 51s take their name from Area 51, located “somewhere” [...]
Bellagio
July 3rd, 2008
Bellagio
3600 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109
Number of rooms
3,421
Theme
Mediterranean
Gaming space
116,000 ft² (10,776.75 m²)
Permanent show(s)
“O”
Signature attraction(s)
Bellagio Gallery Of Fine Art
Conservatory
The Fountains of Bellagio
Notable restaurant(s)
Le Cirque
Circo
Picasso
Michael Mina
Jasmine
Owner
MGM Mirage
Date opened
October 15, 1998
Casino type
Land
Major renovation(s)
Bellagio Spa Tower added: 2005
Previous name(s)
Dunes (demolished)
Casino website
Bellagio
Bellagio is a hotel and casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Las [...]
Casino
July 3rd, 2008
A casino is a facility that accommodates certain types of gambling activities. Casinos are often placed near or combined with hotels, restaurants, retail shopping, cruise ships and other vacation attractions. Some casinos are known for hosting live entertainment events, such as concerts and sporting events, especially boxing.
The Trump Taj Mahal [...]
Global Gaming Expo
July 2nd, 2008
Global Gaming Expo (G2E) is an annual gaming trade show held in Las Vegas, Nevada, generally in November, at the Las Vegas Convention Center. The show is one of the two major gaming trade shows.
History
The show has been run by the American Gaming Association since its inception in 2001.
Links
Global Gaming [...]
Bally’s Las Vegas
July 1st, 2008
Bally’s
3645 Las Vegas Blvd South
Las Vegas, NV 89109
Number of rooms
2,814
Theme
Cosmopolitan Las Vegas
Gaming space
67,000 ft² (6,224.5 m²)
Permanent show(s)
Jubilee!
Signature attraction(s)
Garden Walkway
Notable restaurant(s)
Al Dente
Bally’s Steakhouse
Chang’s
Owner
Harrah’s Entertainment
Date opened
1973
Casino type
Land-based
Major renovation(s)
1981, 1994
Previous name(s)
Bonanza
New Bonanza
MGM Grand
Bally’s Grand
Casino website
Bally’s Website
Bally’s Las Vegas is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel has 2,814 [...]
Video poker
June 30th, 2008
Video poker is a casino game based on five-card draw poker. It is played on a computerized console which is a similar size to a slot machine.
History
Video poker first became commercially viable when it became economical to combine a television-like monitor with a solid state central processing unit. The earliest models appeared [...]
Las Vegas Strip
June 28th, 2008
The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is 4 mi (6.7 km) of Las Vegas Boulevard South partly in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, that has been designated an All-American Road. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on The Strip. Over the years, Las [...]
History of football
June 28th, 2008
Throughout the history of mankind the urge to kick at stones and other such objects is thought to have led to many early activities involving kicking and/or running with a ball. Football-like games predate recorded history in all parts of the world, though the earliest forms of football are not known.
Ancient games
Documented [...]















































