Historians point to one casino and two men as the first famous encounter that kicked off an era of mobster influence.
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With more than 37,000 rooms in its Southern Nevada inventory, this company, which dominates the southern Las Vegas Strip, is also Nevada’s largest employer.
The pay ratio of the top boss to the typical employee shot past 100-to-1 at several companies with sizable holdings in Southern Nevada, including casino operators.
Visitors and gamblers nostalgic for old casino games can still find several hundred around the valley.
When the Tropicana Hotel held its preview opening on April 3, 1957, the resort was seen as representing a “bright new era” for Las Vegas.
More than 16 years after the New Frontier was toppled, the Strip property hasn’t seen a new project take shape.
It’s easy to get familiar with the carpets if you casino-hop on the Strip. Test your Vegas knowledge and see if you can correctly identify the casino based on an image of its carpet.
Most Las Vegas casinos skip the 13th floor, but many people don’t know why some skip floors 40 through 49.
A gaming industry veteran describes why casino dice is sharp-edged and translucent.