LAS VEGAS — Crystal chandeliers that once glimmered above a swanky lounge, bright blue costume feathers that cloaked shimmying showgirls, and fake palm trees that evoked a desert oasis are just some of the artifacts making their way from the latest casino graveyards of Las Vegas into Sin City history. The kitsch comes from the…
LAS VEGAS — Sin City will quite literally blow a kiss goodbye to the tropicana before first light Wednesday in an elaborate implosion that will reduce to rubble the last true mob building on the Las Vegas Strip. The Tropicana’s hotel towers are expected to tumble in 22 seconds at 2:30 am Wednesday. The celebration…
SAN FRANCISCO — For decades a small, landless tribe in Northern California has been on a mission to get land, open a casino and tap into the gaming market enjoyed by so many other tribes that earn millions of dollars annually. The Koi Nation’s chances of owning a Las Vegas-style casino seemed impossible until a…
