La Bayou

By admin on Wednesday, December 28, 2011
Filled Under: Casinos

La Bayou is a casino located on the Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino’s only gaming options are 125 slot and video poker machines, there are no table games or sportsbooks. La Bayou is also one of the few casinos in Las Vegas that still has slot machines that cash out in [...]

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Jerry’s Nugget Casino

By admin on Friday, December 9, 2011
Filled Under: Casinos

Address 1821 North Las Vegas Blvd. North Las Vegas, NV 89030 Opening date 1964 Total gaming space 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) Website www.jerrysnugget.com Jerry’s Nugget Casino is a casino located in North Las Vegas, Nevada privately owned and operated by the Stamis family.[1] [1][2], plus over 24,000 square feet (2,200 m2) of gaming amenities.[3] In [...]

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Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino

By admin on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Filled Under: Casinos

Imperial Palace is a 2,640 room hotel and a 75,000 sq ft (7,000 m2) casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel and casino were owned by Imperial Palace LLC until purchased by the current owner, Caesars Imperial Palace Corporation a subsidiary of Caesars Entertainment Corp.. History From 1959 to 1979 the property was [...]

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Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

By admin on Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Filled Under: Casinos

Address: 4455 Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 Opening date: 1995 Theme: Contemporary Chic No. of rooms: 670 Total gaming space: 30,000 square feet (2,800 m2) Signature attractions: The Joint, Body English, Rehab Notable restaurants: NOBU, ‘Rare 120″ Casino type: Land-Based Owner: Brookfield Asset Management[1] Operating license holder: Warner Gaming Years renovated: 2001, 2009-2010 Website [...]

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Arizona Charlie’s Boulder

By admin on Saturday, May 21, 2011
Filled Under: Casinos

Address 4575 Boulder Highway Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 No. of rooms 301 Total gaming space 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) Notable restaurants Yukon Grille Casino type Land-Based Owner American Casino & Entertainment Properties LLC Website Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Arizona Charlie’s Boulder Hotel & Casino is a 301 room hotel and a 35,000-square-foot (3,300 m2) locals casino [...]

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Las Vegas 51s

By admin on Thursday, November 11, 2010
Filled Under: Las Vegas Sports

The Las Vegas 51s (formerly the Las Vegas Stars) is a minor-league baseball team. They are the AAA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers. They play at Cashman Field (capacity 9,334) in Las Vegas, Nevada. The team competes in the Pacific Coast League. The 51s take their name from Area 51, located “somewhere” in Nevada. [...]

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University of Nevada

By admin on Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Filled Under: University of Nevada

Motto: Omnia Pro Patria (Latin), in English: All for our Country Established: 1957 Type: Public Endowment: $114 million President: Neal J. Smatresk Provost: Michael Bowers Academic staff: 1,000 Admin. staff: 3,282 Students: 29,069 (Fall 2009) Undergraduates: 22,708 (Fall 2009) Postgraduates 6,378 (Fall 2009) Location: Paradise, Nevada, United States Coordinates: 36°06′28″N 115°08′38″W / 36.10779°N 115.14376°W / [...]

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Summerlin

By admin on Thursday, October 7, 2010
Filled Under: Summerlin

Summerlin is a 23,400 acre (94.6 km²) planned community being built by The Howard Hughes Corporation in southern Nevada, along the western rim of the Las Vegas Valley near the Spring Mountains and Red Rock National Conservation Area. It includes a variety of land uses, inlcuding: residential, commercial, recreational, educational, medical, open space, and religious. [...]

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Las Vegas Strip

By admin on Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Filled Under: Las Vegas Strip

The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is 4 mi (6.7 km) of Las Vegas Boulevard South partly in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, that has been designated an All-American Road. Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on The Strip. Over the years, Las Vegas Boulevard South [...]

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Las Vegans

By admin on Monday, August 23, 2010
Filled Under: Las Vegas

This is a list of notable natives and residents of Las Vegas, Nevada. Natives Stephanie Romanov Adam Seward – football player Andre Agassi – professional tennis player Barry Zito – baseball player Charisma Carpenter – actress Daveigh Chase – actress Greg Anthony – professional basketball player Jack Kramer – tennis player James Ronald Whitney – [...]

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COMDEX

By admin on Saturday, August 7, 2010
Filled Under: Conventions and Trade Shows

COMDEX (Computer Dealer’s Exhibition) was a computer expo held in Las Vegas, Nevada, each November from 1979 to 2003. It was one of the largest computer trade shows in the world. The first COMDEX was held in 1979 at the MGM Grand, with 150 exhibitors and 4000 attendees. In 1981, the first COMDEX/Spring was held [...]

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Las Vegas Convention Center

By admin on Thursday, July 29, 2010
Filled Under: Conventions and Trade Shows

The Las Vegas Convention Center is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and is located in Clark County, Nevada. It is one of the largest Convention centers in the world. Being one of the largest convention centers in the world with 3,200,000 sq ft (297,000 m2) of space, it hosts [...]

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Las Vegas

By admin on Sunday, July 4, 2010
Filled Under: Las Vegas

Nicknames: “The Entertainment Capital of the World”, “Sin City”, “Capital of Second Chances”, “The Marriage Capital of the World” Location of Las Vegas: in Clark County, Nevada Coordinates: 36°10′30″N 115°08′11″W / 36.175°N 115.13639°W / 36.175; -115.13639 State: Nevada County: Clark County Government – Type:Council-Manager – Mayor: Oscar B. Goodman (N.P.) – City Manager: Betsy Fretwell [...]

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