On Sunday, the El Cortez turns 80 years old, 29,220 days since it first opened its doors Nov. 7, 1941. The hotel-casino will punctuate its birthday weekend with a fireworks show.
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The man, who recently moved to Las Vegas from Hawaii, won $109,732 at the California Hotel.
The iconic Manneken Pis statue outside the D Las Vegas in downtown Las Vegas was knocked over during a recent party.
Hotel guests will pay a pretty penny for any room downtown this weekend as the three-day Life is Beautiful music and arts festival makes its return to Las Vegas.
Aruze’s Go Go Claw gambling game looks and plays a lot like an arcade crane machine. But don’t expect to win a stuffed animal or boxed electronic item. The prize for a successful treasure grab is cash.
The Boyd Gaming-owned downtown hotel-casino will reopen its doors to the public on Sept. 8 for the first time since March 2020, according to a release.
Main Street Station’s parent company, Boyd Gaming, is looking at possibly reopening the downtown Las Vegas hotel-casino later this year.
Tourism industry analysts say it’s going to be hard to put the genie back into the bottle when it comes to revamping health and safety regulations addressing COVID-19.
It’s the first major holiday weekend since COVID-19 restrictions on capacity, gatherings and crowd sizes were lifted across the state in June.
Las Vegas resorts are preparing to welcome a flood of visitors for what many say will be a milestone event in the city’s rebound.
Combining the Fourth of July holiday celebration and the 50th anniversary of the property, the Plaza announced a major promotion for guests that will include fireworks.
The Plaza in downtown Las Vegas became the first commercial building to receive the Nevada Preservation Foundation’s bronze plaque, designating the property as a historical site.
The new recommendations still call for masks in crowded indoor settings like buses, planes, hospitals, prisons and homeless shelters, but they are expected to help clear the way for reopening workplaces, schools and other venues.
A few thousand visitors dived into March Madness in the Stadium Swim area inside the Circa in downtown Las Vegas on Friday.
The Tuesday opening marked a first for Derek Stevens’ Circa Sports brand. It also could attract a new set of customers for both Tuscany and Circa, a Tuscany executive said.