Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada is the casino gambling capital of the world. Best known as Sin City, the streets are lined with casino-gambling resorts, nightlife, shopping, and world-class tourism. Las Vegas has the most glamorous image of any city.

Las Vegas started off as a small railroad town back in 1905. Then in 1931, casino gambling was legalized, followed by the completion of the Hoover Dam five years later.

Since then, there has been some really interesting news including the fires that destroyed several casinos such the 'El Rancho' in 1960 and the MGM Grand in 1980. The opening of the Mirage back in 1989 started the era of the 'mega-resort', inspiring other major casinos such as the Bellagio in 1993. In May 2005, the city celebrated it's 100th birthday and coming up in 2007, Las Vegas will play home to the NBA All-Star Game.

There is always plenty of news and upcoming events in Las Vegas. CasinoGamblingWeb.com will try to report the most interesting and relevant stories right here on this page.

Strong Crowds Ring In The New Year At Las Vegas Casinos
January 5, 2009
After what had been a horrendous finish to 2008, Las Vegas casinos rebounded nicely with strong crowds showing up to ring in the beginning of 2009...
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Flamingo Casino in Las Vegas Hosts $50,000 Beer Pong Tournament
January 4, 2009
The city of Las Vegas is home to some of the greatest gatherings in the world. One of those events, a $50,000 beer pong tournament took place at the Flamingo Casino this weekend...
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Construction Company Cleared In Monte Carlo Casino Fire
December 31, 2008
The construction company that was working on the Monte Carlo Casino in Las Vegas has been cleared of guilt for a fire that erupted at the casino back in January...
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Wynn Becoming The Yankees Of The Casino Gambling Industry
December 25, 2008
Steve Wynn has just opened his newest lavish casino in Las Vegas and the high end casino mogul is drawing comparisons to the New York Yankees these days...
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Gambling Revenue Decrease in Macau Causes Sands To Lay Off 500
December 24, 2008
It is one thing when a casino gambling company lays off a couple dozen workers, but it is on a completely different level when Las Vegas Sands fires 500 employees like they have in Macau...
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Las Vegas Gambling Debts The Cause Of Fry's Employee Arrest
December 23, 2008
Gambling debts can accrue rather quickly, and when you are an executive at one of the biggest retailers in the country, it is easy to use company money to pay your debts...
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Wynn Pays Tribute To Blue Eyes With New Casino Restaurant
December 22, 2008
Steve Wynn is preparing top open his latest casino in Las Vegas today, and when he does Frank Sinatra will be paid tribute to in an Italian restaurant inside the Encore casino...
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Wynn Prepares For Encore Casino By Demanding Sign Be Removed
December 15, 2008
Steve Wynn is preparing to open his new Encore casino hotel in Las Vegas and his order of business this past week was getting the New Frontier marquee sign across the street removed...
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Merry Christmas, Your Fired! Las Vegas Casino Tells Employees
December 12, 2008
Las Vegas Sands Corp. has built an empire gambling on timing with their casinos, but starting today their timing is awful, firing 200 employees in the holiday season...
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Las Vegas Casinos Had Better Turn Revenue Figures Around
December 10, 2008
For the first time in a long time, Las Vegas casinos have to be seriously concerned over the future of their business. Revenue dropped for the tenth straight month in October...
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More People Getting A Shot At High Roller Gambling In Las Vegas
December 10, 2008
It used to be that only the richest of people were allowed inside of private gambling rooms in Las Vegas casinos. The economy has forced rule changes and now everyone can play...
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Las Vegas Prepares for 2008 MLB Winter Meetings
December 7, 2008
On Monday, the 2008 MLB Winter Meetings will kick-off in Las Vegas, Nevada and continue four-straight days...
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An Online Casino Ban Could Hurt Future of Casinos in America
December 6, 2008
New technology that would be based off servers would offer players at land based casinos multiple games on one machine, which may lead to problems if online casinos are banned in the US...
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IRS Eases Pressure on Low-Income Casino Wage Earners
December 1, 2008
In these tough economic times, the IRS has lowered the amount of tips which must be declared by casino service workers...
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Penthouse May Bring Nude Dealers To Las Vegas Casino
November 17, 2008
A new casino may be coming to the Las Vegas Strip and if it happens there is a strong chance that the dealers at the casino may be dealing naked...
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Nevada Backing Off Gambling Age Change For Casinos
November 14, 2008
The state of Nevada has been searching for ways to help their struggling casinos and one of the discussions involved lowering the gambling age to eighteen. That proposal, however, appears to not have much support...
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Aliante Station Casino Opens Tonight For all Gamblers
November 12, 2008
Station Casinos just announced that revenue has dropped thirteen percent for the third quarter, but that has not stopped them from gambling on the new Aliante Station Casino that will open tonight in Las Vegas...
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Gambling Age Could Be Lowered In Nevada To Combat Economy
November 11, 2008
Gambling revenue in Nevada is down and that has caused legislators to raise a red flag. The state is now considering dropping the betting age down to eighteen to help combat the struggling economy...
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Las Vegas Sands Casino Stocks Crumble Amidst Bankruptcy Fears
November 7, 2008
Las Vegas Sands has seen better days in the stock market. The casino company has now acknowledged that if they do not come up with additional financing, they could be headed towards bankruptcy...
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MGM Mirage Casino Revenue Dropping Along With The Economy
October 29, 2008
MGM Mirage is joining the rest of the casino community in watching their revenue numbers dip with every passing month. Pretty soon these companies might be among those that are going bankrupt...
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