Eventually, the Riviera’s casino became the set for “Casino,” the 1995 movie featuring Robert De Niro, Sharon Stone and Joe Pesci and based on real-life Las Vegas mobsters Frank Rosenthal ...

A 60-year-old Las Vegas casino could be torn down to make way for more convention space, according to a report from CNN Money. The Riviera Hotel & Casino, which opened in 1955, is being considered ...

In with mobsters, Vegas’ Riviera casino goes out with a bang . Originally published June 14, 2016 at 12:36 am Updated June 14, 2016 at 9:42 pm . Share story. By . SALLY HO.

The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise that was as famous for its ties to organized crime as its Hollywood personification of Sin City's mobster past — exited the ...

The Riviera Hotel & Casino, which opened in 1955, was the first high-rise Vegas casino. Around 1,000 casino jobs will be lost by closing the casino.

John Mendonca says goodbye to the Monaco tower at the Riviera hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip on Tuesday, June 14, 2016. The 24-story tower is the first of two to be imploded at the site to ...

LAS VEGAS – The aging Riviera Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip will age no more as of noon. The 60-year-old casino-hotel is expected to close its doors at that hour Monday. The 2,075-room ...

The Riviera Hotel and Casino — the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise that was as famous for its ties to organized crime as its Hollywood personification of Sin City's mobster past — exited the ...

Goodbye Riviera," said Kelly Hernandez, an 11-year employee at the casino, as she and her family of co-workers walked away from the slot machines toward the exit. Comments are closed. × ...

If the ghosts of Frank Sinatra and Liberace were still hanging around the Riviera Hotel and Casino on Monday morning, they wouldn’t have found a seat at the bar. Crowds squeezed onto barstools ...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — If the ghosts of Frank Sinatra and Liberace were still hanging around the Riviera Hotel and Casino on Monday morning, they wouldn’t have found a seat at the bar. Crowds ...