With the legalization of gambling in some states of America in 1931, Las Vegas also got the advantage. It was the first city in USA where gambling became legal. No doubt Las Vegas is the best destination of endless entertainment and with the presence of casinos it became the ultimate desire for fun lovers. Las Vegas has an interesting series of facts regarding casinos.

Known for its entertainment throughout the world, the ever first casino after the legalization of gambling, The El Rancho Casino emerged in 1941. After the success of this casino many other investors enter this business and many casinos were launched in the later years. The Flamingo Casino was opened in 1946 at the New Year’s Eve, which is one of the most famous casinos in Las Vegas.

The year 1950 was the year of casinos in Las Vegas. Hundreds of casinos came into being in this year and most of them were opened as resorts fully equipped with all the relevant gambling stuff. The most popular casinos introduced were the Tropicana, the Sahara and the Riviera. As the entertainment options in the city increased, the rush of people in search of entertainment also increased and the entertainment industry started growing.

With more and more casinos opening, huge corporations also jumped in to this business in 1960s and smaller casinos were purchased by them to make them even bigger and better. The large corporations started building the separate gambling venues and during 1990s around 18 new venues were built.

Somewhere around 4km in the outskirts of Las Vegas, which is known as Strip, many well known casino hotels were built due to the fact that it is an ideal location for catering fun lovers. Famous casino resorts in that location include Flamingo Las Vegas, Venetian Casino Resort, Caesars Palace, Excalibur Hotel-Casino, Hard Rock Hotel and Bally’s Las Vegas.

With other attractions of the city, the gambling industry in Las Vegas has also flourished to an extent that it is considered as a golden opportunity that attracts many tourists from around the globe. The Las Vegas Strip is now completely changed from what it was earlier and has now become the best location for the casinos. In its new form it has become just the right place for entertainment and fun lovers. The industry is yet expecting a lot of improvements thus the future of this industry in Las Vegas is bright. Read also about the very interesting online gambling history to know how this always growing online and virtual world first started.