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Nostalgia, memories bring locals and tourists back to the oldest Vegas casino

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Getting the opportunity to stay in the first hotel rooms ever used in Las Vegas. They date back 118 years to 1906. In a city often known for tearing down its history, one beacon stands alone downtown - The Golden Gate. It's the old feel that brings people back. "It is very near and dear to my heart," said Jen Beardsley from…

Travel ・ 19 January 2024

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Golden Gate Hotel & Casino celebrates 118th birthday with proclamation

Golden Gate Hotel & Casino, the original hotel of Las Vegas, was honored with a proclamation ceremony as it celebrated its 118th anniversary on Thursday, January 18, 2024. (KSNV) Las Vegas (KSNV) - The oldest hotel in downtown Las Vegas, The Golden Gate, is celebrating its 118th birthday on January 18. The Golden Gate has been around for much of…

Land-based ・ 19 January 2024

Terrace Standard

Council eyes revenue boost by increasing number of slot machines at casino

Terrace city council members have accepted a proposal by the provincial crown corporation which runs the legal gambling business in B.C. to lift the cap on the number of gambling machines at the Terrace Chances Casino. The current cap of 75 machines, put in place by council in 2007 when the proposal for a casino was first introduced, is…

Finance ・ 20 October 2023

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Tough little town: How Las Vegas grew from dusty railroad stop to gambling mecca

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) - Las Vegas has grown from a railroad stop to a gambling metropolis in the desert in just 118 years. Some say The Mob could be credited for some of that growth. "The Mob did play somewhat of a positive role in the development of Las Vegas," said Geoff Schumacher, vice president of exhibits and programs at The Mob Museum. This tough…

Incidents ・ 06 September 2023

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Las Vegas Gamblers Can Soon Relax in Marijuana Lounges

Las Vegas is readying to open marijuana lounges following a recent council vote. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Cannabis lounges will soon arrive in the city of Las Vegas. A City Council vote Wednesday swung 5-1 in favor of the lounges, with councilwoman Victoria Seaman standing as the only one opposed. The city had already automatically opted into the…

Land-based ・ 22 September 2022

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Blog: GSMA unleashes MWC on Las Vegas

Leading US mobile executives are set to join more than 200 speakers at MWC Las Vegas from 28 September to 30 September, as the GSMA prepares its next event under the theme of Connectivity Unleashed. The event will be held in the West Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Centre, which opened in 2021 offering 600000 square-feet of exhibition space, the…

Industry ・ 16 September 2022

New York Post

Mets owner Steve Cohen looking to open NYC casino

He's swinging for the fences - and hoping for a jackpot. While his Mets look to shore up their ranks ahead of the trade deadline, owner Steve Cohen is at the same time angling to secure one of the three downstate commercial casino licenses, dispatching close associates to cozy up to Mayor Eric Adams and Queens officials. Sources told The Post that…

Gaming Authorities ・ 26 July 2022

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Smoke-Free Gaming Area Coming To Downtown Las Vegas

Downtown Las Vegas is getting its first smoke-free gaming space. Plaza hotel-casino CEO of Jonathan Jossel announced this week that four renovation projects, including the smoke-free "social media-friendly" gaming area, are being launched at the resort on Main Street. Construction is slated to begin this month and is expected to be completed by the…

Travel ・ 16 June 2022

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Carousel Bar new project for Plaza Las Vegas

Carousel Bar to open in porte cochere space at Plaza The hundreds of twinkly light bulbs that sparkle over the porte cochere at the Plaza Hotel and Casino will soon mark the backdrop of a carousel-themed outdoor bar. The fanciful new Carousel Bar is one of four projects that the Plaza is undertaking to transform the front of the building facing…

Travel ・ 14 June 2022

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Circa earns 'Visionary Design Award' from City of Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) - Circa Resort & Casino earned a "Visionary Design Award" as Mayor Carolyn G. Goodman handed out honors Wednesday to several noteworthy contributors in the 2020-21 Urban Design Awards. Goodman honored projects that foster the city's commitment to sustainability and livability. "The awards recognize projects that cultivate walkways…

Land-based ・ 12 May 2022

PBS

Officials prep for gruesome surprises as Las Vegas lake slowly dries up

Stories about long-departed Las Vegas organized crime figures are surfacing after a second set of unidentified human remains were revealed as the water level falls on drought-stricken Lake Mead. The reservoir on the Colorado River is about a 30-minute drive from the mob-founded Las Vegas Strip. "There's no telling what we'll find in Lake Mead,"…

Land-based ・ 11 May 2022

New York Post

Bodies surfacing in Lake Mead recall mob’s time in Las Vegas

Las Vegas is being flooded with lore about organized crime after a second set of human remains emerged within a week from the depths of a drought-stricken Colorado River reservoir just a 30-minute drive from the notoriously mob-founded Strip. "There's no telling what we'll find in Lake Mead," former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman said Monday. "It's…

Law ・ 10 May 2022

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Which Neighborhoods is Chicago Proposing to Build a Casino in? Here are the 3 Possible Locations

The city of Chicago is getting closer to selecting a final location to build a proposed casino, a project that Mayor Lori Lightfoot says would bring in $175-$195 million in projected tax revenue. "The revenue is gonna shore up our police and fire pensions, critically important," Lightfoot said. "It's gonna relieve the burden on our…

Industry ・ 25 April 2022

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Which Neighborhoods is Chicago Proposing to Build a Casino In? Here Are the 3 Possible Locations

The city of Chicago is getting closer to selecting a final location to build a proposed casino, a project that Mayor Lori Lightfoot says would bring in $175-$195 million in projected tax revenue. "The revenue is gonna shore up our police and fire pensions, critically important," Lightfoot said. "It's gonna relieve the burden on our…

Industry ・ 09 January 2023

Travel Weekly

Oscar's at Vegas' Plaza Hotel & Casino adding al fresco dining: Travel Weekly

Oscar's al fresco area, with views of the hotel's glass dome and Fremont Street, will be created on a new rooftop structure next to Oscar's lounge. The space will seat 50 to 60 people and will offer the full dinner menu in addition to wine and cocktails. Construction is expected to begin this spring. The restaurant will remain open during…

Travel ・ 22 January 2022

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Las Vegas casinos fully open now without mandated restrictions

Several visitors gathered downtown at the Fremont Street Experience for live music to celebrate the full re-opening at midnight Tuesday. A recorded message by Las Vegas Mayor was shown and Fremont Experience officials were in attendance. Casinos began taking down plexiglass dividers at slot machines and other gambling stations. Las Vegas fully…

Land-based ・ 16 January 2022

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Omi-what? Las Vegas New Year's Eve fireworks show will go on, with 300,000 expected

LAS VEGAS - Las Vegas isn't canceling or scaling back plans for big New Year's gatherings amid concerns about the rapid spread of the omicron variant of COVID-19, regional public safety and elected leaders said Wednesday. More than 300000 visitors are expected in town for events including a New Year's Eve fireworks show on the Las Vegas Strip that…

New Year ・ 30 December 2021

New York Post

Adrienne Adams supports casino expansion at Aqueduct Racetrack

The next City Council speaker wants to roll the dice. Queens Councilwoman Adrienne Adams - who secured the votes needed to become the leader of the 51-member legislative body in 2022 - is lobbying the state to award a casino license on her home turf at Aqueduct Racetrack in South Ozone Park. She sent a Dec. 8 letter to Gaming Commission officials…

Gaming Authorities ・ 19 December 2021

Chicago Tribune

Bid to block Waukegan casino vote denied

A Cook County judge on Tuesday denied a request from a rejected bidder to block state gambling regulators from proceeding with a vote on the license for a long-sought Waukegan casino. In denying Potawatomi Waukegan Casino's request for a temporary restraining order, Circuit Judge Cecilia Horan said she was not convinced the company, owned by…

Travel ・ 08 December 2021

Chicago Sun Times

McCormick Place Lakeside Center eyed for Chicago casino in one of two Bluhm-backed bids

McCormick Place's Lakeside Center would become the "gem" of a south lakefront entertainment district under a proposal to transform the 50-year-old structure into Chicago's mega-casino. A group of developers who are already behind a $4 billion redevelopment of the former Michael Reese Hospital site near Bronzeville said Wednesday they're ready to go…

Land-based ・ 04 November 2021

Richmond Times

More than $2 million has been poured into Richmond's casino debate. On Tuesday, the voters decide

Richmond voters will decide next week whether to permit a casino in the city. After the polls close Tuesday night, area residents will know whether a planned casino with a 250-room resort hotel can rise along I-95 next to the Philip Morris factory in south Richmond. The owners of the casino project - media conglomerate Urban One and Rosie's gaming…

Politics ・ 30 October 2021

Gambling Insider

Three Las Vegas casinos reintroduce mandatory mask wearing

The Venetian, the Palazzo and the Sands Expo & Convention Center have announced the reimposing of mask mandates for employees. The change in policy from the trio comes after the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) made new recommendations. The SNHD said: "With the rise in cases and slowing vaccine rates in Clark County, the Health District's…

Land-based ・ 19 July 2021

Ballpark Digest

Las Vegas Ballpark as MLB home? Maybe, maybe not

After saying it was a possibility the Oakland A's could play out of Las Vegas Ballpark on a temporary basis, team president Dave Kaval walked back that assertion, saying that it was more of a hypothetical statement. Speaking to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Kaval praised the home of the Las Vegas Aviators (Triple-A West) and said they were looking…

Travel ・ 12 July 2021

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2020 in Hindsight: Top Casino News

Happy New Year! 2020 was a train wreck for all of us, and the coronavirus hit the casino industry especially hard. Here is a recap of the top casino and gambling news stories we covered in the tumultuous year of 2020. The social media catch phrase'going viral' took on a whole new meaning in 2020. The coronavirus appeared out of nowhere and quickly…

Covid ・ 19 January 2021