In The News: Department of History
When Macau outstripped Las Vegas...the two business models that are driven by such fundamentally different dynamics that they are unlikely ever to converge, let alone replicate one another.
On August 10, the University of Nevada-Las Vegas announced an oral-history project profiling 10 Nevada bookmakers, still to be named. The interviews will be conducted by gaming historian David G. Schwartz and veteran casino executive and regulator Richard Schuetz.
A campaign sign depicting California Governor Gavin Newsom and Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford appeared to be vandalized with a swastika in recent days.
The brief exchange lasted only a few seconds, but the reaction has since drawn national attention and sparked an even broader conversation about whether moments of tragedy have become influenced by the nation’s growing political divide.
Sixty years after opening its doors on the Strip, Caesars Palace hotel-casino is celebrating a milestone that few Las Vegas properties have reached while remaining one of the city’s defining destinations.
Sixty years after opening its doors on the Strip, Caesars Palace hotel-casino is celebrating a milestone that few Las Vegas properties have reached while remaining one of the city’s defining destinations.
Minja Yan's victory was unexpected for some on election night. Despite a lack of institutional support, some say she has has what it takes to win in November.
The Mob Museum will host "Not Built in a Day: The Epic Story of Caesars Palace," a panel discussion marking the 60th anniversary of the iconic Strip resort. The panel will feature Jay Sarno Jr., Bill Weinberger Jr., and UNLV gaming historian David G. Schwartz, who will explain how Caesars Palace helped transform Las Vegas into an international destination.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford remain neck-and-neck in polling data with just over three months remaining in Nevada’s gubernatorial campaign.
Gov. Joe Lombardo and Attorney General Aaron Ford remain neck-and-neck in polling data with just over three months remaining in Nevada’s gubernatorial campaign.
For decades, when drivers from Southern California passed the Nevada state line on their way to Las Vegas, three boisterous, kitschy hotel-casinos on both sides of Interstate 15 greeted them.
UNLV History Professor Michael Green connects the ideals of the American Revolution to the history of the Silver State.