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casino.org /1 month ago

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Gambling Was Always Legal in Las Vegas

Though gambling was the dominant industry in Las Vegas from the 1940s through the early 2000s, it was outlawed here from 1909 until 1931, and heavily restricted before that. After...

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casino.org /2 days ago

VEGAS MYTHS BUSTED: Las Vegas Belonged to Arizona Until 1982

The idea that Las Vegas was somehow part of Arizona until as recently as 1982 is a quirky myth that bubbles up in the occasional online forum and alternate history discussion. It p...

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vintagelasvegas.com /3 weeks ago

Las Vegas Strip, December 1982

Las Vegas Strip, December 1982View from Caesars, by Bob Paluzzi, shooting with a vintage Cirkut camera. Temporary Formula One race track, lower left. Between the track and the Chev...

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Las Vegas, Nevada, 1943

ALTLas Vegas, Nevada, 19432500x2034 px | National Archives

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Silver Palace, Fremont & 1st, Las Vegas – March 14, 1962.

Silver Palace, Fremont & 1st, Las Vegas – March 14, 1962. Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau

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vintagelasvegas.com /2 weeks ago

Vegas Village Shopping Center, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd North, 1964. Photo near the corner of North Main…

Vegas Village Shopping Center, 1501 Las Vegas Blvd North, 1964. Photo near the corner of North Main & Foremaster, by Las Vegas News Bureau. Vegas Village was launched by a grou...

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vintagelasvegas.com /4 weeks ago

Fire at El Rancho Vegas, June 17, 1960

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Las Vegas Strip, August 1971

Las Vegas Strip, August 1971Adjacent to the Sands was the Carousel Motel, a motel-store property and perhaps the ugliest structure on the Strip. For over 50 years it was positioned...

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 week ago

360° view of Las Vegas from the tallest building in Nevada, June 1956

360° view of Las Vegas from the tallest building in Nevada, June 1956Atop Fremont Hotel, photos by the father of 

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vintagelasvegas.com /6 days ago

Las Vegas Club, 1956

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 week ago

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada – September 1967

Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada – September 1967

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 week ago

Fremont St & Casino Center, June 13, 1983

Fremont St & Casino Center, June 13, 1983Photo by Las Vegas News Bureau

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Las Vegas Strip, September 1973. Set of ten photos.

Las Vegas Strip, September 1973. Set of ten photos.

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reviewjournal.com /3 weeks ago

Las Vegas casino collectibles show keeps gaming history alive

The three-day event, put on by the Casino Collectibles Association, drew thousands of attendees and about 100 vendors, according to organizers.

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Las Vegas Strip, 1977. Construction of the tower at the Flamingo.

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Nevada Biltmore, 600 N Main St, Las Vegas - c. 1942

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reviewjournal.com /1 week ago

Las Vegas sports decade: A timeline of key moments in the evolution of Southern Nevada as a pro market

In the decade that followed the NHL awarding Las Vegas its first professional sports franchise in June 2016, the city has rapidly made it mark as one of the premiere sports destina...

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Las Vegas Hilton, 1994.

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Fremont St, Las Vegas, c. 1966

Fremont St, Las Vegas, c. 1966Diamond Jim’s Nevada Club on the Golden Nugget block, and Las Vegas PD motorcycle units at Pioneer Club, South 1st St. “Photos taken by my parents usi...

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Fremont St, Las Vegas, 1986

Fremont St, Las Vegas, 1986Views from Plaza Hotel. Photos by Blanton Owen, Nevada Arts Council, Folklife Archives. 

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vintagelasvegas.com /3 weeks ago

Las Vegas Strip, January 1959. Miss Peggy Lee at the Desert Inn, Stardust panorama, Red Skelton and…

Las Vegas Strip, January 1959. Miss Peggy Lee at the Desert Inn, Stardust panorama, Red Skelton and Lionel Hampton at the Riviera.

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vintagelasvegas.com /2 weeks ago

Bingo Palace, Las Vegas, 1981

Bingo Palace, Las Vegas, 1981The beginning of Palace Station and Stations CasinosPalace Station started as “The Casino,” opened on 7/4/76 as an addition to the Mini Price Motor Inn...

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vintagelasvegas.com /1 month ago

Bonanza Square, Bonanza Rd & Eastern Ave, June 15, 1966

Bonanza Square, Bonanza Rd & Eastern Ave, June 15, 1966Built by California for Las Vegas: Bonanza Square was developed by United Investment Co. of Oakland, California, designed...

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reviewjournal.com /2 weeks ago

‘It’s home’: Station Casinos employees from 1970s reflect as it turns 50

Las Vegas locals casino giant Station Casinos started July 1, 1976, as The Casino, a 5,000-square-foot property with 100 slot machines and 90 employees.

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