Posts Tagged ‘History’

Gold Coast Hotel and Casino

Posted by Nicolae on July 29th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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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 [...]

Fremont Hotel and Casino

Posted by Nicolae on July 25th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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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 [...]

Four Queens

Posted by Nicolae on July 23rd, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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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. [...]

Flamingo Las Vegas

Posted by Nicolae on July 21st, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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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 [...]

Fitzgeralds Las Vegas

Posted by Nicolae on July 18th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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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 [...]

History of slot machines

Posted by Nicolae on July 17th, 2008 under History, Slot machine Guide, Slots, games
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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 [...]

Excalibur Hotel and Casino

Posted by Nicolae on July 15th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Companies, Las Vegas
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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 [...]

Circus Circus Las Vegas

Posted by Nicolae on July 14th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas
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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 [...]

Casino Royale Las Vegas

Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Casinos, Casinos Guide, Las Vegas, Sports Betting, games
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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 [...]

Backgammon

Posted by Nicolae on July 11th, 2008 under Backgammon Guide, games
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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 [...]