Circus Circus opened its doors in 1968 and since then a RV park, several hotel towers and the Adventuredome has opened, turning this hotel into an iconic family resort.

Many of the small businesses along Lake Avenue and Mariposa Street have burned to the ground. How many will reopen?

“My friend, who was Caucasian, was clever enough to go, ‘Actually, sir, he’s Egyptian. Not Latin,’” Malek added. “I remember ...