Built in the mid-1940s from 20-year-old plans, the Mapes' art deco style was already becoming nostalgic. It opened as Nevada's tallest building in 1947, and its Sky Room overlooked a town that ...

Veteran casino executive Ferenc Szony, whose dad used to perform at the Mapes, remembers his time at the hotel as a kid and his shocking last visit.

While Las Vegas and Atlantic City remain the most famous casino hubs in the world, many lesser-known destinations are proving to be the top bucket-list adventures for true gamblers.

Harold's Club was the best known of Reno casinos, but it had no hotel. Charley Mapes presided over his property with an iron hand that those who remember him say often held a drink. Old friends ...