The story
The first high-rise on the Strip and the last mob-built casino standing.
Everything that was here
- 1955–2015
Riviera Hotel and CasinoCasino
The first high-rise on the Strip and the last mob-built casino standing.
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The Rib Room at the RivieraRestaurant
Where Liberace dined after every show and 500-pound roasts were carved tableside.
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Riviera ShowroomShowroom
Liberace's home stage for 30 years — where he earned $50,000/week in 1955.
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The Riviera Hotel and CasinoHotel/Casino
The Strip's first high-rise, where Chicago mob fixer Sidney Korshak delivered skimmed millions and Gus Greenbaum was murdered for stealing from his own skim.
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Nearby history
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