The world’s eyes were on Las Vegas this year (on the Strip and off) — a little more than usual in 2023. Here are the top casino and tourism stories.
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Three resorts opened within 10 weeks of each other at the end of 1993. Their openings changed the way America viewed Las Vegas.
A rewards member had something to be thankful for after playing Lightning Link and winning a big jackpot at a Strip casino.
Before the Las Vegas Grand Prix, there was the Caesars Palace Grand Prix in 1981.
The Strip hotel updated its guest rooms and meeting space, as well as moved its sky-high lobby to the ground floor, in phase one of a property renovation.
Some Strip properties won’t be affected if the Culinary Union and several employers do not reach a contract agreement and workers strike.
Thirty years ago, cannon blasts heralded the opening of Treasure Island. The opening was part of a family-friendly tourism boom of the 1990s.
Several Las Vegas visitors say they had to receive preventative rabies treatment after they found a live bat in their Strip hotel room and killed it, according to a recently filed lawsuit.
Once among the most upscale properties on the Strip, a gilded treasure box of showgirls and celebrities, a destination spot in a destination city, the Trop courts a different clientele these days.
Fontainebleau officials are preparing to hire management and leadership positions this summer, as the hotel ramps up for a December grand opening.
One side of the street has massive resorts, but the other side has low-slung motel buildings, a boarded-up tavern and a never-finished Ferris wheel project.
Hard Rock International has been operating The Mirage for three months, and significant signs of its new ownership can be seen in a few spots inside the hotel-casino.
The Clark County Building Department issued a demolition permit last week for the domed, Roman-themed structure.
Brett Torino and Paul Kanavos have already teamed up to build retail projects in the heart of the casino corridor.