Las Vegas, Nevada, is known for many things ... at the tables led the El Rancho casino to start what they called a "chuck wagon," offering snacks and cold cuts. It became the Buckaroo Buffet ...
The population boom led to the construction of the El Rancho — the first casino to open on what would become the Las Vegas Strip. In 1946, the El Rancho’s Chuck Wagon buffet began charging $1 ...