The Mirage Casino is generally considered to be the first of the 'New Vegas' resorts to open in the 1980s and contains a dolphin habitat, an indoor rain forest, and an artificial volcano that erupts once an hour every night.Īnother major development that transformed what Las Vegas was all about in the 1980s was the advent of the internet, which meant that people would soon no longer need to drive to Las Vegas to play casino games. In their wake came new, massive resort properties that offered theme parks, musicals, high-tech casino gaming, and a dizzying array of shopping and dining. Once-iconic casinos that represented the 'old Vegas' began to enter terminal decline en masse including The Aladdin, The Hacienda, and The Silver Slipper. New casinos that had a focus on mega resort-style entertainment, rather than the 'dinner and a show' offerings of the old casinos.
After the 1981 election of Nevada Senator Harry Reid, who had a mission to 'clean up' the city and transform it into a global entertainment destination, big Wall Street investors began arriving in town.
However, things began to change dramatically almost from the very outset of the 1980s.
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