The Strip was built by latter-day entrepreneurs, most of whom made their fortunes building property empires. But the old downtown “street of dreams” has for a long time struggled against its new big brash brother. Here, working-class Americans come to gamble in a more accessible, relaxed atmosphere, where smoking is still allowedĭowntown Vegas was constructed by colourful chancers and legendary mobsters lured across the desert to try their luck at building fortunes, mainly through gambling, resulting in casinos like the Golden Nugget, Binions and the Four Queens.

Downtown Las Vegas’s renowned casinos include Binion’s, Golden Nugget, El Cortez, Four Queens and Fremont.