📜 1930s: The Beginnings of Casino Gaming in the U.S.

• 🏰 The Birth of Legal Gambling

  Year	Event
  1931	Legalization of gambling in Nevada, first state to allow casino gaming.

• 🌟 The First Casinos Open

  Year	Event
  1937	Opening of the first casino resort, the El Rancho Vegas.

🎰 1940s-1960s: The Golden Age of Las Vegas

• 🌐 Rise of Casino Culture

  Year	Event
  1946	Opening of the Flamingo, a landmark in Las Vegas.
  1966	Introduction of the Strip and the first mega-casinos.

🃏 1970s-1980s: Expansion and Regulation

• 📈 Growth Beyond Nevada

  Year	Event
  1976	New Jersey legalized casino gambling in Atlantic City.
  1980	Second wave of casinos opened in Atlantic City.

🏖️ 1990s-Present: The Casino Boom and Internet Gaming

• 💻 Online Casinos Emergence

  Year	Event
  1994	The first online casinos became operational.
  2005	Regulations for online gambling established in some states.

• 🌍 Current Casino Landscape

  Year	Event
  2021	Expansion of sports betting and further legalization across various states.