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The Lure of Las Vegas
Online casinos may now dominate the world of gambling, but offline casinos are still a thriving industry. All over the globe, millions of people visit brick and mortar casinos each year and enjoy playing the massive variety of games that are on offer. Whilst there may be endless amounts of casinos situated in almost every country, there is only one place that is considered the home of the casino, Las Vegas.
Everyone has their own reasons for visiting the casinos of Las Vegas. Some visit for the atmosphere that the venues exude, whilst others visit to play alongside some of the biggest names in the gambling world. Whatever the reason for the visit, each revolves around the many glamorous and popular casinos that line the Las Vegas Strip.
The Strip is the main the road in Las Vegas which is home to the biggest hotels and casinos, not only in Las Vegas, but anywhere in the world. Just under 4 miles in length, The Strips first casino was built ten years after gambling was legalised in Nevada in 1931 and was called the El Rancho Vegas. As with most casinos on this main area of Las Vegas, El Rancho Vegas was also a hotel and with over 60 rooms, it was a prominent building on The Strip for two decades, until a fire completely ruined the venue in 1960. It has to be noted that whilst El Rancho Vegas is often seen as the very first casino on The Strip, there was a casino built on Highway 91, the original road now known as The Strip, in 1931, called the Pair O Dice Club.
Not surprisingly, El Rancho Vegas was almost an immediate success and over the coming years, a handful of hotel casinos were opening up close by, notably the Hotel Last Frontier and the Flamingo.
For years, The Strip was home to comfortable hotels with adequate casinos. However, the late 1960s saw the area begin to evolve into the illustrious gambling capital that is known and loved today, with the introduction of mega-resorts.
In 1969, the International Hotel was opened and was one of the largest hotels in the world, with in excess of 1,500 rooms. Four years later in 1973, the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino was unveiled and had 500 more rooms than the International Hotel. At this point in time, casinos were becoming somewhat of a mainstream pastime and rather than flock to the beaches for their holidays, people were contemplating taking a break to Las Vegas. With the idea of spending their hard earned money in a casino and hopefully gaining a large return, more and more hotels and casinos were being built to accommodate the surge of people visiting Las Vegas.
Over the coming years, Las Vegas evolved into an area of the world that was idolised by those trying to replicate its success. Hotels and casinos became plentiful and some of the worlds biggest stars played regularly at the hotels on The Strip, turning Las Vegas from a once quiet area with a handful of casinos, to a bustling resort that has everything any holidaymaker could ever want.
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