Local dignitaries revealed a plaque designating the El Cortez Hotel and Casino on the National Register of Historic Places on Thursday downtown. The hotel becomes one of nearly 80,000 properties listed on the NRS. The business opened in 1941 making it the oldest continuously operated casino in Las Vegas.
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Clark County District Judge Elizabeth Gonzalez formally withdrew her order allowing the demolition of the CityCenter’s unfinished Harmon Hotel.
When the city of Las Vegas decided to waive hefty liquor license fees for people willing to open a tavern in the burgeoning Arts District, it was as if fate had smiled on Pam and Christina Dylag.
Think of it as Las Vegas’ version of Santa Claus’ list. It shows if you’ve been naughty or nice.
The Lady Luck, the shuttered hotel-casino that former Mayor Oscar Goodman once called a “carcass,” will be reborn as the Downtown Grand.
The Las Vegas economy had limped along for several years, causing civic leaders to wonder when, or if, better days were ahead.
Michael McClendon, a poker room supervisor at the Sahara, wasn’t surprised when he was called into a meeting at 7:30 a.m. with other employees and was told the nearly 60-year-old Strip resort would cease operations in May.
McClendon, who recently celebrated 25 years at the casino, said the announcement Friday shouldn’t have been unexpected.
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