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The MGM Grand fire occurred on Friday, November 21, 1980, at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (later Bally’s, now Horseshoe Las Vegas), located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. [1] The fire began from a refrigerated pastry display case in one of the restaurants, located on the ...
Gaming operations began to shut down that morning, followed by the full closure at 12:00 p.m. [198] [199] It was the largest resort to close on the Las Vegas Strip since the Sands Hotel and Casino in 1996. [200] Long-time customers found the Stardust more personable compared to newer resorts, and they turned out in thousands for the resort's ...
Horseshoe Las Vegas is a casino hotel on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. It originally opened as the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino on December 4, 1973. The 26-story hotel contained 2,100 rooms and was among the world's largest hotels.
Tupac Shakur was shot and killed in Las Vegas hours after attending a heavyweight title fight between Mike Tyson and Bruce Seldon. LAS VEGAS (AP) — The first arrest in the 1996 death of Tupac ...
The Riviera (colloquially, " the Riv ") [ 1][ 2] was a hotel and casino on the northern Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. [ 3] It opened on April 20, 1955, and included a nine-story hotel featuring 291 rooms. The Riviera was the first skyscraper in the Las Vegas Valley, and was the area's tallest building until 1956.
Terrible's Hotel & Casino, formerly the Gold Strike Hotel and Gambling Hall, is a defunct casino hotel in Jean, Nevada, approximately 13 mi (21 km) north of the California state line, and about 32 miles (51 km) south of Downtown Las Vegas. It opened in 1987, and closed in 2020. It was owned and operated by JETT Gaming from 2015 until its closure.
The Dunes Hotel & Country Club was a hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. It opened on May 23, 1955, as the tenth resort on the Strip. It was initially owned by a group of businessmen from out of state, but failed to prosper under their management.
Carl Cohen (businessman) Carl Cohen (February 15, 1913 – December 26, 1986), [ 1] was an American executive in the gambling resort industry in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the 1940s through 1970s and is credited with playing an important role in the development of Las Vegas as a premier resort destination. [ 2]