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Blacksburg, South Carolina

Abandoned Castle Video Games

A royal relic from the time that gambling was accidentally made legal in South Carolina.
Travelers along Highway 50 will be excited to stumble across Eureka after a long journey across the state.
victorian

The Friendliest Town on the Loneliest Road

Eureka, Nevada is a must-see pitstop along the magnificent wide open road of Route 50, where travelers can immerse themselves in a bygone era and explore secret underground tunnels.
Wiesbaden, Germany

Wiesbaden Kurhaus Spielbank

A historic casino where Dostoyevsky is said to have lost it all on a single spin of the roulette wheel.
The newly broken-up river in April 2020.
rivers

All You Need to Play the Alaskan Lottery Is an Ice Guess

The Tanana River's annual melt has thrilled gamblers for over a century.
Bailey Berg May 11, 2020
The slot machine.
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Atlantic City's First Slot Machine

Amazingly, this old machine within the Resorts Casino still functions.
2013 Sigma Derby Tournament.
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Last Remaining Sigma Derby Machine

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
Instructions for playing Sigma Derby (left); a view of the track (right).
mechanical instruments

Time Is Running Out for a Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas

There's only one Sigma Derby machine left.
Sarah Kurchak January 30, 2019
The Silver Slipper showing off its newly restored blue insole.
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Las Vegas Boulevard Just Took a Step Back in Time

The iconic, illuminated Silver Slipper has been restored to its original look.
Matthew Taub August 8, 2018
Permanently Closed
Miami, Florida

Miami Jai-Alai

The timeworn "Yankee Stadium" of the fastest game in the world isn't going anywhere.
Gastro Obscura

Barquilleros of Madrid

To earn a waffle from these vendors, you must first play a game of roulette.
Courtyard monument.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Bugsy Siegel Monument

An overlooked monument to the celebrity gangster who helped put the sin in Sin City.
A 19th-century anatomical study of Eclipse attempts to show what made him so powerful.
horses

One 18th-Century Horse Eclipsed All the Others

The temperamental, spirited, fast steed that changed horse racing forever.
Natasha Frost August 2, 2017
George Wilson, shown walking on a road lined with people, 1815.
sports

How Competitive Walking Captivated Georgian Britain

In 1815, thousands of people came to watch George Wilson, the "Blackheath Pedestrian," walk 1,000 miles.
Linda Rodriguez McRobbie June 29, 2017
The life of a poker-playing expat can be sweet—but how sustainable is it?
games

Online Poker Players Are Exiled in Paradise

When will the party end for online poker's refugees?
Sarah Laskow April 25, 2017
news

Missing March Madness? Try Small-Town Ice Betting

Hatfield Point, Canada is deep into their annual Bay Ice-Break-Up Contest.
Cara Giaimo April 5, 2017
Atomic Liquors, since 1952
Las Vegas, Nevada

Atomic Liquors

Back in 1952, you could get a mushroom cloud chaser with your atomic cocktail.
cemeteries

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.
"It doesn't belong here."
Elko, Nevada

White King

The world's largest dead polar bear, immortalized by taxidermy and Hunter S. Thompson.