On Tuesday December 11, Columbia Records released “Celine Dion - A New Day: Live In Las Vegas”, a deluxe five hour double-DVD collection commemorating the historic five-year sold-out run of Celine Dion’s attendance record-breaking Las Vegas concert extravaganza, “A New Day”.
The DVD Collection includes exclusive bonus features of behind-the-scenes footage and highlights that occurred during [...]

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Did you know…
.. that the Stardust was the first hotel/casino to have a sportsbook in Las Vegas, originated by none other than Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal.
History of the Sportsbook at The Stardust Hotel

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Did you know that the world’s largest gold nugget is in Las Vegas?
The magnificent ‘Hand of Faith’ nugget is the world’s largest gold nugget and sits on display at the Golden Nugget Hotel and Casino.
This 62 lb gold nugget was discovered by a metal detector in October, 1980 near Wedderburn, Australia.
The Golden Nugget Hotel and [...]

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Did you know …
… that the emergence of neon in the late 1940s transformed a drab Fremont Street into a glittering gulch.
It was around this time that the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce unveiled Vegas Vic and Wayne Newton opened at the Fremont Hotel and Casino.
The lights of the Fremont Street Experience will dazzle [...]

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Did you know …
.. that the movie Casino is based on the life story of Frank “Lefty” Rosenthal who was played by actor Robert Deniro.
Interesting facts about Frank Rosenthal:

former C.E.O of the Stardust Casino, the Fremont Casino, the Hacienda Casino, and the Marina Casino SIMULTANEOUSLY
host of a popular TV variety show in the 1970s
newspaper “Feature” [...]

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Did you know …
.. that the El Rancho Vegas was the first full-scale casino resort hotel to open in 1941 on Highway 91 south of Las Vegas - a roadway that 10 years later became the Las Vegas Strip? Watch the El Rancho Implosion.

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Neon Survey: Las Vegas Strip, Sunset to Sahara
In 2002 the Neon Museum granted a commission for a neon survey that logged the historical and artistic significance of neon signs located on the Las Vegas strip.
The survey includes a series of exhibits that touch on different aspects of the gaming industry. It also examines the World [...]

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Did you know that ..
… in 1966 legendary movie producer Howard Hughes stayed at The Desert Inn for so long that when he was asked to leave he bought the hotel for seven million dollars and took over the entire 9th floor.
Credited with bringing corporate legitimacy to Las Vegas and running out the Mafia, [...]

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Did you know..
..that “The Rat Pack” got their name after actress Lauren Bacall used this phrase to describe the group after a night on the town?
The Rat Pack included the legendary Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bishop and Peter Lawford.
Their first show debuted in Las Vegas at The Sands Hotel in [...]

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Did you know that..
.. Las Vegas is Spanish for “the meadows” and was founded as a city on May 15, 1905 by Mormon Missionaries?
These early settlers were followed by construction workers who built the Hoover Dam, one of the Seven Modern Wonders of the World.
This resulted in a population boom and the economy began to [...]

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