{"id":4889,"date":"2022-12-06T06:01:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T12:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/?p=4889"},"modified":"2023-01-17T05:12:08","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T11:12:08","slug":"the-history-of-las-vegas-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/blog\/the-history-of-las-vegas-casinos\/","title":{"rendered":"The History Of Las Vegas Casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n
Today, Las Vegas is a mass of gigantic resort complexes and blinding lights. As the spiritual capital of casino gambling, this is to be expected.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
After all, it is this very same industry that transformed this once sleepy town into a bustling city with a population of nearly three million people.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Ever since the first Las Vegas casino opened back in 1906 the city has seen not only growth, but also a never-ending process of evolution that has caused many famous casinos to come and go.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
And while most have long been destroyed, their legacy continues to shape Sin City today.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
Las Vegas was first founded in May 1905, when 110 acres of land was sold by the Los Angeles and Salt Lake railroad company.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
It only took a year for the very first casino to open, Golden Gate, a hotel-casino which was located at 1 Fremont Street.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n