From the day the Mapes Hotel-Casino closed in 1982 until the day of its implosion on Jan. 30, 2000, debates grew between preservationists urging the building be saved and others wanting to tear it ...

Magical but beyond saving: Longtime casino exec looks back at Mapes Hotel Veteran casino executive Ferenc Szony, whose dad used to perform at the Mapes, remembers his time at the hotel as a kid ...

I was unpacking a box of books the other day and noticed I had two copies of Patty Cafferata’s “Mapes Hotel and Casino: The History of Reno’s Landmark Hotel.” I flipped open the slim book, which is ...

“The Mapes Hotel is significant as Nevada’s most exceptional early high-rise casino,” reads the nomination of the Mapes for the National Register of Historic Places.

RENO, Nev. — An extremely rare 1870 gold coin from the collection of late Reno hotel-casino owner Charles Mapes is up for auction.Paul Song of Bonhams & Butterfields estimates t… ...

RENO, Nev. - A year after the implosion of the historic Mapes Hotel, the City Council is being asked to toughen the city's historic preservation ordinance.

A measure that would amend Oregon's Constitution to allow commercial casinos in the state qualified for the November ballot, according to the secretary of state's office.

RENO, Nev. - Three developers have submitted proposals for projects to be built on the site of the old Mapes Hotel in downtown Reno. Now, five city advisory boards will review the plans before they go ...

Thursday marks 25 years since the downtown skyline changed forever when the iconic Mapes Hotel in Reno was imploded, a significant event in the city's history.

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Crystal chandeliers that once glimmered above a swanky lounge, bright blue costume feathers that cloaked shimmying showgirls, and fake palm trees that evoked a desert oasis are ...

Built in 1947, the Mapes was the first building in the nation constructed specifically to house a hotel, casino and live entertainment under one roof. It has sat boarded up since 1982.

Whether it's a brass letter "R," a baby grand piano or a hotel ice machine you desire, it's all there inside the Riviera — for a price. The Riviera Hotel and Casino closed May 4, but everything ...