Las Vegas hotels & casinos, past and present.
Some still light up the skyline. Others survive in photographs and stories. Explore the history of Las Vegas hotels, casinos and landmarks—and the people and ideas behind them.
Dunes Hotel and Casino
Opened 1955 Closed 1993
Historic property
Durango Casino and Resort
Opened 2023
Also recorded as Durango Casino & Resort · Durango Resort · Durango Station
Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel
Opened 2008 Closed 2020
Historic property
Also recorded as Eastside Cannery · Eastside Cannery Casino Hotel
El Cortez Hotel and Casino
Opened 1941
El Rancho Hotel and Casino
Opened 1948 Closed 1992
Historic property
Also recorded as Thunderbird · Silverbird · Thunderbird Hotel and Casino · Silverbird Hotel and Casino
El Rancho Vegas
Opened 1941 Closed 1960
Historic property
Encore Las Vegas
Opened 2008
Excalibur Hotel and Casino
Opened 1990
Flamingo Las Vegas
Opened 1946
Fontainebleau Las Vegas
Opened 2023
Also recorded as The Drew · Drew Las Vegas
Four Queens
Opened 1966
Fremont Hotel and Casino
Opened 1956
Frontier Hotel and Casino
Opened 1942 Closed 2007
Historic property
Glitter Gulch
Opened 1980 Closed 2016
Historic property
Gold Coast Hotel and Casino
Opened 1986
Also recorded as Gold Coast Hotel & Casino
Golden Gate Hotel and Casino
Opened 1906
Golden Goose Casino
Golden Nugget Las Vegas
Opened 1946
Green Valley Ranch Resort Spa and Casino
Opened 2001
Also recorded as Green Valley Ranch · Green Valley Ranch Station Casino · GVR
Hacienda Hotel and Casino
Opened 1956 Closed 1996
Historic property
Harrah's Las Vegas
Opened 1973
Also recorded as Holiday Casino · River Queen Casino
Horseshoe Las Vegas
Opened 1973
La Bayou
Opened 1970 Closed 2016
Historic property
La Mirage Casino