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The Riviera (colloquially, "the Riv") [1] [2] was a hotel and casino on the northern Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. [3] It opened on April 20, 1955, and included a nine-story hotel featuring 291 rooms.
Sixty years ago, the grisly killings of the Riviera Hotel’s president and his wife stunned Las Vegas — and would haunt the casino industry for a generation.
The woman who jumped to her death from the 20th floor of the Riviera on Sunday has been identified. She is Karla R. Ostrowsky, 48, of Las Vegas, the Clark County coroner’s office said....
A woman died when she jumped from the 20th floor of a Riviera hotel-casino tower Sunday morning, Las Vegas police said.
One of the oldest still-standing casinos on the Las Vegas Strip, the Riviera Hotel & Casino is notorious for its connection to the Mafia -- it's believed to have been the site of numerous mob-related murders.
Read about the most shocking crimes that took place along the Las Vegas Strip, just one of the areas highlighted on the new Oxygen series Sin City Murders.
Luxor Las Vegas - Most Haunted Casino Resort. Learn about the deaths at the Luxor, from murders and suicide to the unexplained, plus why it it's haunted.
Riviera Hotel and Casino Las Vegas shuttered forever exactly nine years ago on May 4th, 2015. This writer checked in and stayed at the historic resort during its final night, which you can read about by clicking here.
When the dust cleared, the Riviera Hotel Casino was missing. The next morning, the air was filled with the sound of heavy machinery. Demolition crews were eager to remove any remaining evidence that Rivera ever existed.
Riviera Hotel and Casino shuttered forever exactly nine years ago on May 4th, 2015. This writer checked in and stayed at the historic resort during its final night, which you can read about by clicking here.