Celebrul Mirage Hotel and Casino din Las Vegas se închide după 34 de ani de existență
Mirage Hotel and Casino de pe Las Vegas Strip se va închide în curând, după mai bine de trei decenii de activitate. Complexul cu 3.000 de camere își va înceta activitatea pe 17 iulie, în timp ce va fi supus unei renovări de trei ani care va șterge orice urmă de Mirage și de tema sa tropicală. Deschis în 1989 de magnatul cazinourilor Steve Wynn, Mirage a inaugurat o eră a resorturilor de lux de pe Strip și a fost primul resort care a...
Mike Pertgen, inventor of (live) table games and a legend on Las Vegas Strip: ”Live gambling will always be with us”Mike Pertgen, creator de jocuri (live) de masă și o legendă a Las Vegas Strip: „Jocurile de noroc live ne vor fi mereu la îndemână”
Mike Pertgen is a personality of Las Vegas Strip, it’s famous in city of lights because of his passion for live gambling, and a specially for table games. He is an inventor of new table games and a contributor of live casinos of new ways of entertainment. Also is known for his amazing Asian collection, consisting of hundreds of Asian dice, playing cards, checks, tile sets, cheating paraphernalia, antiquarian books, and much more....
Nevada gaming win dips 2.5 percent to $954.3 million in OctoberÎn octombrie câştigurile din gaming din Nevada au scăzut cu 2,5%, la 954.3 milioane de dolari
After two strong months, gaming revenue in Nevada casinos dropped 2.5 percent in October. The state Gaming Control Board reported recently gross gaming win for October was $954.3 million compared to $979.5 million the same month a year ago. Gaming win statewide, computed before business expenses and taxes, increased 11.1% in August and 7.4% in September. For the current fiscal year, the state has collected $279.8 million in taxes, a...
Las Vegas Sands announces plans for Eiffel Tower replica in MacauLas Vegas Sands anunță planul său de a construi o replică a Turnului Eiffel în Macau
Las Vegas Sands announces plans for Eiffel Tower replica in Macau Las Vegas Sands Corp. Chairman Sheldon Adelson said Thursday in Macau the company would build a scaled-down replica of the Eiffel Tower as part of a new $3 billion hotel-casino on the Cotai Strip region. Adelson unveiled plans for The Parisian during the opening of a Sheraton hotel, which is part of the second phase of the company’s $4.4 billion Sands Cotai...
Thomas Hull and William J. Moore – The Las Vegas Strip inventorsThomas Hull si William J. Moore – Inventatorii Strip-ului din Las Vegas
Even Fremont Street was dead in the wee morning hours in 1940. That’s why Tommy Hull and Jim Cashman found it feasible to have a few drinks on the sidewalk in front of the Apache Hotel. They fell to discussing opportunities that might be found along this street, which at the time was one of the few in America where gambling was actually legal. Big Jim said, „What we really need here is a real resort,” or words to...
