Gaming History - Week of July 02, 2017
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| 2017 - Sunday |
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| 1922 - St Joseph Missouri. Jay Sarno was an American business entrepreneur who owned several high-profile hotels.Sarno was the founder of both the Caesars Palace hotel and the Circus Circus, and many credit him with being the father of today's more family-oriented Las Vegas. Ironically, although Sarno seemed to believe that Las Vegas could survive with fewer gamblers and more families visiting, he was himself a gambler. His former wife, Joyce Sarno Keys, once declared that, during one day of gambling, Sarno won 100,000 dollars, only to leave the same night with a debt of exactly that same amount. |
| Link to: Jay Sarno Wikipedia
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| 1946 - Reno, NV. The Piccadilly opened at 233 North Virginia Street, the former location of the Virginia Bar. In late 1952 the Piccadilly was sold, it reopened as the Nugget. |
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| A magazine ad from February, 1948 |
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| 1958 - Las Vegas, NV. The Stardust Resort and Casino was a casino resort located on 63 acres (25 ha) along the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada.The Stardust opened in 1958, although most of the modern casino complex — including its main 32-story tower — was built in 1991. It was demolished on March 13, 2007, a short lifetime even by Las Vegas standards, where casinos are torn down and rebuilt on a regular basis. Shortly after the resort opened, the defunct nearby Royal Nevada hotel and casino (opened in 1955) was converted to become part of the Stardust.The Stardust officially closed at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on November 1, 2006 after operating continuously for 48 years. It was imploded on March 13, 2007, around 2:33 a.m. In 2007, Boyd Gaming, which owned the property, began construction on Echelon Place, Stardust's intended replacement. Construction was halted in 2008, however, during the economic downturn. . |
| Link to: Stardust Wikipedia
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| 1969 - Las Vegas, NV. It opened in 1969 as the International Hotel, and was known for many years as the Las Vegas Hilton, then briefly as the LVH – Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. It was renamed the Westgate Las Vegas on July 1, 2014. The hotel is 30 stories tall with a height of 114.30 meter / 375.00 feet. Located on 64 acres (26 ha), it has a 74,000 square feet (6,900 m2) casino and is also home to the largest sports book in Las Vegas. The hotel is located next to the Las Vegas Convention Center and has its own 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m2) convention center, and a station along the Las Vegas Monorail. |
| Link to: International Wikipedia
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| 1971 - Las Vegas, NV. The International Hotel was sold to Hilton Hotels Corporation in 1970 and renamed the Las Vegas Hilton in 1971. Liberace headlined in the showroom during the 1970s, drawing sold-out crowds twice per night. When he signed his contract at the Hilton in 1972 he earned $300,000 per week, a record amount for individual entertainers in Las Vegas.
The Las Vegas Hilton was the site in 1978 where Leon Spinks defeated Muhammad Ali for the World Heavyweight Championship. It was also the site in which Mike Tyson defeated Tony Tucker to unify and become the Undisputed Heavyweight Champion in 1986. Also, Donald Curry defeated Milton McCrory at the Las Vegas Hilton to unify and become the Undisputed Welterweight Champion in December 1985. |
| Link to: Las Vegas Hilton Wikipedia
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| 1971 - Las Vegas, NV. The Plaza Hotel & Casino is a casino–hotel located in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada owned by the Tamares Group, and PlayLV is the leaseholder and operator of the property. It currently has 1,037 rooms and suites, as well as an 80,000-square-foot (7,400 m2) casino and there is more than 25,000 square feet (2,300 m2) of event space. The Plaza also features a classic showroom, seasonal roof top swimming pool, and fitness center, as well as a race and sports book.The Plaza began an extensive $35 million renovation project at the end of 2010 that included brand new guest rooms and suites, an entirely remodeled casino floor and lobby, and all new restaurants, bars and entertainment options. The renovations utilize contemporary furnishings and materials purchased from the Fontainebleau resort after it suspended construction on the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel and the full casino reopened on September 1, 2011. |
| Link to: The Plaza Wikipedia
Link to: The Plaza Website |
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The Union Plaza a month after opening (Las Vegas), 1971 (Now the Plaza) |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. On July 2, 1973, Shelby and Claudine Williams, former owners of the Silver Slipper Casino, opened the Holiday Casino, a small riverboat-themed casino in front of the Holiday Inn Las Vegas Center Strip.
In 1979, Holiday Inn bought a 40% share of the casino's parent company, Riverboat, Inc. By 1982, the hotel had grown to over 1,000 rooms making it the largest in the chain. Holiday Inn bought out the remaining 60% in 1983.
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| Link to: Holiday Hotel Casino Wikipedia
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| 1980 - Las Vegas NV. The D Las Vegas Casino Hotel is a 34-story, 638-room hotel and casino in Downtown Las Vegas Nevada, owned and operated by Derek and Greg Stevens.
The D is located at the eastern end of the Fremont Street Experience. It has a 42,000-square-foot casino, several restaurants, a business center, and a pool. The casino now has more than 1,000 slot machines and 22 table games located on two floors. It is the tallest building in downtown Las Vegas and the second-tallest inside the city limits, having been surpassed by Allure Las Vegas in 2007. As Fitzgeralds, it had a "luck of the Irish" theme, with shamrocks and a leprechaun. In fall 2012, The D completed a property-wide renovation and rebranding to replace the Irish theme with a more contemporary feel. |
| Link to: The D Website
Link to: The D Wikipedia |
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| July 3rd |
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| 2017 - Monday |
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| 1907 - South Burlington, VT. Raymond A. Smith, one of the founders of Harold's Club in Reno, was born. |
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| 2003 - Atlantic City, NJ. The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is a hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by Marina District Development, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and a MGM Resorts International. The casino hotel features 2,002 rooms and is the largest hotel in New Jersey.
Borgata opened in July 2003 and is the top-grossing casino in Atlantic City. |
| Link to: Borgata Website
Link to: Borgata Wikipedia |
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| July 4th |
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| 2017 - Tuesday |
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| 1902 - Grodno Russian Empire . known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a major organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. Lansky developed a gambling empire which stretched across the world. He was said to own points (percentages) in casinos in Las Vegas, Cuba, The Bahamas and London. Although a member of the Jewish Mob, Lansky undoubtedly had strong influence with the Italian Mafia and played a large role in the consolidation of the criminal underworld (although the full extent of this role has been the subject of some debate, as he himself denied many of the accusations against him).
Despite all the reports, Lansky was never found guilty of anything more serious than illegal gambling. |
| Link to: Meyer Lansky Documentary
Link to: Meyer Lansky Wikipedia |
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| 1931 - Reno, NV. The Reno Club opened at 242 North Virginia Street, and introduced the new game of tango to the area. In 1934 the property's lease-holder changed, and the club was renamed the Heart Tango Club. The original owners of the Reno Club moved their club to 232 North Virginia Street, where they ran it until 1942. Bill Harrah then took over the lease, and ran the club until 1948. |
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| The Reno Club is on the left in this 1937 view of Virginia Street |
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| July 6th |
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| 2017 - Thursday |
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| 1991 - Las Vegas, NV. n 1982, Torres hired casino architect Martin Stern, Jr. to add a new entrance and expand the hotel, by adding a 13-story 600-room hotel tower, for a total of 1,000 rooms. On August 31, 1982, the El Rancho opened its doors. According to the Gaming Control Board, Torres had close ties with some of the most notorious crime characters of the time. However, this did not restrict him from owning a gaming license. Rodney Dangerfield opened the "Rodney's Place" comedy club inside the El Rancho in 1982. In 1987, Stern was hired again to expand the hotel and casino.The El Rancho closed on July 6, 1992. |
| Link to: El Rancho Wikipedia
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| July 7th |
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| 2017 - Friday |
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| 1931 - Las Vegas, NV. Arizona Club opens at 219 North 1st Street, Las Vegas. |
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| 1948 - Las Vegas, NV. Wagon Wheel Casino opens at 3145 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip - later site of Desert Inn Hotel & Casino. |
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| 1959 - Palm Beach, Aruba. Aruba Caribbean casino opens, the first casino in Aruba. |
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| 2007 - Biloxi, MS. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, originally slated to open in August 2005 before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast, finally opened this month after extensive reconstruction. Located at 777 Beach Boulevard, its official opening date was July 7, 2007 (07/07/07). The hotel’s iconic 112-foot neon Peavey guitar, a traditional Hard Rock symbol, managed to withstand the force of the hurricane and now stands waiting to welcome guests. |
| Link to: Hard Rock Biloxi Website
Link to: Hard Rock Biloxi Wikipedia |
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| July 8th |
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| 2017 - Saturday |
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| 1947 - Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado Club opens at 128 East Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas, former site of the Apache Hotel, future site of the Horseshoe. |
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| 1957 - Reno, NV. Menlo Card Room was licensed at 21 East Douglas Alley for faro only. Closed in 1958. |
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| 1994 - Tunica, MS. President Casino closes. |
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