![]() Although gambling was legalized in Nevada nearly two decades earlier, wagering on horse racing and sporting events wasn’t allowed until 1949. The history of sportsbooks in Las Vegas is interesting, and little known. ![]() To describe Little Caesar’s as “a dive” would be giving it far too much credit. ![]() It was wedged in the middle of a run-down shopping center on the Las Vegas Strip just south of Bally’s(which was the MGM many years earlier). Though I visited only once, in 1986, I remember Little Caesar’s well. Churchill Downs, Leroy’s, and others were the only places where sports wagers were accepted. Long before “Little Caesar’s” become synonymous with a national pizza chain, it was one of a handful of stand-alone race and sportsbooks in Las Vegas. Super Bowl week is a good time to remember and reminisce. Remembering Little Caesar’s and other smaller casinos in Las Vegas which for many years were the only places that legally took sports bets. ![]() Las Vegas History: Remembering Little Caesar’s ![]()
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