By Scott Roeben, on October 08 2025 PIVOT! We have penned more than 3,300 blog posts. How is this the first time we’ve started a story with “Pivot”? For your fellow kids, “pivot” is a reference to a “Friends” episode from a quarter century ago. “Pivot” is what Golden Gate has done. The downtown casino […]
The Golden Gate Casino marked its 120th anniversary this month, reaching a milestone as the oldest continuously operating hotel and casino in Las Vegas while undergoing a significant shift in its gaming operations. Founded in 1906 as the Hotel Nevada, the property celebrated its history with events that highlighted its role as the city’s first […]
By Scott Roeben, on January 14 2026 One of our favorite old-timey Las Vegas casinos, Golden Gate, celebrated its 120th birthday on Jan. 13, 2025. We could not let this momentous occasion pass without providing the most exhaustive, authoritative history of this beloved hotel-casino we could slap together in 45 minutes. Gird your loins for […]