No stranger to reinvention, Sin City is pushing to offer more high-end experiences beyond gambling: “We have moved away from being a value-based destination.”

Former casino mogul Steve Wynn changed the way Las Vegas blew up casinos in 1993 with the implosion of the Dunes to make room for the Bellagio. Wynn thought not only to televise the event but create a fantastical story for the implosion that made it look like pirate ships at his other casino across the street were firing at the Dunes.