Las Vegas offers variety of gaming

October 1, 2006

Since 1931 gaming has been legal in the state of Nevada. Today visitors can enjoy a variety of games, including traditional card and dice games, race and sports books, slot machines, cashless slot machines, high-tech electronic gambling devices, and international games of chance originating in Europe and Asia.

Slot machines are still the favorite pastime of gamblers, but table games, such as poker, are making a resurgence.

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