Posts Tagged ‘History’
Posted by Nicolae on July 29th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: attractions, Boyd Gaming Corporation, Cortez Room, Gold Coast Hotel and Casino, History, Las Vegas, links, restaurant •
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Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
4000 W. Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Number of rooms
711
Theme
Gaming space
87,000 square feet
Permanent show(s)
Signature attraction(s)
Notable restaurant(s)
Cortez Room
Owner
Boyd Gaming Corporation
Date opened
December 1986
Casino type
Land-Based
Major renovation(s)
1988
2000
Previous name(s)
Casino website
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
The Gold Coast Hotel & Casino is a hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada. This locals casino is owned [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 25th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: Blackjack, Boyd Gaming Corporation, casino, film, Fremont, Fremont Hotel and Casino, Fremont Street Experience, History, hotel, Jon Favreau, Las Vegas, movie, Paradise Buffet links, Swingers, Vince Vaughn, Wayne Newton •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 23rd, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: address, attractions, facts, Four Queens, Fremont Street Experience, History, Hugo's Cellar, Inc., Las Vegas, link, Magnolia's, Queen's Machine, restaurants, statistics, theme, TLC Casino Enterprises, Victorian Carnival •
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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. [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 21st, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: Caribbean, film, Flamingo Las Vegas, George Wallace, Harrah's Entertainment, History, Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, links, The Second City, Wayne Newton, Wildlife Habitat •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 18th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: casino, Fitzgeralds, Fitzgeralds Las Vegas, Fremont Street Experience, History, Holiday Inn, Las Vegas, link, luck of the Irish, race, room hotel, slot machines, sports book, story, Sundance Hotel, table games, theme •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 17th, 2008 under History, Slot machine Guide, Slots, games
Tags: Bally, BAR, Bell-Fruit Gum Company, Brooklyn, California, Charles Fey, cherry, diamonds, flavours, fruit flavoured chewing gums, gambling machine, hearts, History, horseshoes, Liberty Bell, melon, Money Honey, New York, one-armed bandit, pictures, Poker, reels, San Francisco, Sittman and Pit, slot machines, spades, symbols •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 15th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Companies, Las Vegas
Tags: Anthony Cools, attractions, Camelot, casino, DRENCHED, Excalibur, Excalibur Hotel and Casino, History, hotel, Las Vegas, links, Medieval, Merlin vs. Dragon battle, MGM Mirage, Regale Italian Eatery, restaurants, shows, Sir Galahad's Prime Rib House, The Steakhouse at Camelot, Thunder Down Under, Tournament of Kings, Widescreen Rooms, Xanadu •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 14th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
Tags: Adventuredome, amenities, Blue Iguana, Circus, Circus Circus Enterprises, Circus Circus Las Vegas, circus-themed, entertainment, Grand Slam Canyon, History, Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip, links, Mandalay Resort Group, MGM Mirage, movie, restaurants, room hotels, The Steakhouse •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas, Sports Betting, games
Tags: Ben & Jerry's, blackjac, casino, Casino Royale, Craps, Denny's, East side, European Villa, History, hotel, Las Vegas Strip, links, low rollers, motel, Nob Hill, Noble Roman's, Outback Steakhouse, roulette, Subway, Tom Elardi •
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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 [...]
Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Backgammon Guide, games
Tags: backgammon, Brädspel, Central Asia, Chouette, computer, gambling games, Gul Bara, History, ifranjiah, links, LongGammon, maghribiyya, mahbusa, Middle East, Nackgammon, Old English Rule, Runte Rule, shesh besh, Swedish Tables, Tabla, Tavli, variants, табла •
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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 [...]