Opened by Benny Binion as Binion's Horseshoe in 1951, this Fremont Street relic competes with the Flamingo and Caesars Palace for the title of the most...

When its owners boast about the 'new El Cortez', don't get nervous. Yes, they've pumped $20 million into the old place, replacing smoke-saturated carpeting,...

Luck might be a lady elsewhere in Vegas, but here she's a giant leprechaun, mounted on the roof and spilling a pot o' gold. The Irish theme aside, this is...

Fresh off a 40th anniversary, the Four Queens are still ladies in waiting; specifically, waiting for a genuine Fremont resurgence. But for visitors who like...

After two years in the hands of young duo Tim Poster and Tom Breitling, the venerable Nugget was taken over in 2005 by Landry's Restaurants. Many Downtown...

Main Street Station is the nicest Downtown casino not called the Golden Nugget. Themed as a fin-de-siècle delight (check out the gaslamps that front the...

This iconic Downtown property opened as Jackie Gaughan's Plaza, but Jackie is long Gaughan (he now owns El Cortez) and the Plaza is currently owned by the...

The lack of youth hostels in Vegas is easily explained by the fact that you can get a room in a Downtown casino for $30 or so. Still, despite its location...

The future of this 410-room old stager on Fremont Street is uncertain after a pair of ownership changes in the last few years. Rumours have suggested that...