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History of the Las Vegas Strip

Posted in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip on Feb 11th, 2008

The first casino to be built on Highway 91 was the Pair-o-Dice Club in 1931; the first on what is today’s Strip was the El Rancho Vegas, opening on April 3, 1941 with 63 rooms and standing for almost 20 years before being destroyed by fire in 1960. Its success spawned a second hotel on what [...]

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What is the Las Vegas Strip?

Posted in Las Vegas, Las Vegas Strip on Feb 11th, 2008

The Las Vegas Strip (also known as The Strip) is a 4 miles (6.7 km) section of Las Vegas Boulevard South in Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, most of which has been designated an All-America Road.
Many of the largest hotel, casino and resort properties in the world are located on The Strip. For example, 18 of [...]

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