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Gaming History - Week of July 08, 2018
 
July 8th
2018 - Sunday

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.

1957 - Reno, NV.   Menlo Card Room was licensed at 21 East Douglas Alley for faro only. Closed in 1958.

1994 - Tunica, MS.   President Casino closes.

 
July 11th
2018 - Wednesday

1957 - Las Vegas, NV.   The Mint Las Vegas was a hotel and casino in downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Opened in 1957, a 26-story hotel tower was added in 1965. In 1988, The Mint was sold and became part of Binion's Horseshoe.The Mint was the sponsor of the Mint 400, the largest off road race from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s.The Mint was made famous (or infamous) as the first night's stay in Hunter S. Thompson and Oscar Acosta's legendary 1971 weekend trip to Las Vegas, immortalized in Thompson's novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Link to: The Mint Wikipedia
The Mint 1961

2008 - Elizabeth, IN.   Caesars casino closes, becomes Horseshoe casino.
Link to: Caesars Indiana Wikipedia

 
July 12th
2018 - Thursday

1968 - Las Vegas, NV.   Tommy B's Casino opens, 2800 Las Vegas Blvd. S. .

1994 - Vicksburg, MS.   Rainbow Casino opens.

1995 - Las Vegas Nevada.   Texas Station is a hotel and casino located on Rancho Drive in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos.The casino was built designed and built by Marnell Corrao Associates for Station Casinos and opened on July 12, 1995 with 200 rooms and a 91,000-square-foot (8,500 m2) casino.In 1996, Texas Station adopted C.P. Squires Elementary, one of Clark's County oldest elementary schools, as its community partner. Texas Station has set up many fund raising events for at risk students including a "wishing well sweep" that takes all the coins from its fountains. The initial sweep netted $1,000.00 in coins and Texas Station has committed to donating all future proceeds to the school to help fund a computer lab for the school that lacks adequate funding.In April 2000, The Venetian and Texas Station were the first casinos to announce child care centers specifically aimed at employees of Las Vegas casinos.
Link to: Texas Station Wikipedia   Link to: Texas Station Website

1996 - Lake Charles, LA.   Grand Palais casino opens.

 
July 13th
2018 - Friday

1945 - Las Vegas, NV.   Bonaire Club opens at 3415 South 5th Street, on the Las Vegas Strip, closes within a year.

1951 - Las Vegas, NV.   On July 31, 1955, Cornero told an investors' meeting in Las Vegas, "We need another $800,000 to stock the casino with cash and pay the liquor and food suppliers." Later that day, Cornero was playing craps in the Desert Inn Casino. Suddenly, he fell to the floor and died.Rumors soon arose that someone had poisoned Cornero's drink. The rumors gained credence when Cornero's body was removed from the casino floor before anyone contacted the Clark County Coroner or the Clark County Sheriff's Department. Cornero's drinking glass was taken and washed; sheriff's deputies never had the chance to examine it. No autopsy was performed and a coroner's jury in Los Angeles determined that he died of a heart attack.The Aftermath Cornero was buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery in Inglewood, California. .
Link to: Tony "The Hat" Cornero Wikipedia
Tony "The Hat" Cornero

1979 - Las Vegas, NV.   Vegas World was a space-themed casino and hotel on Las Vegas Boulevard in Las Vegas, Nevada, that operated from 1979 to 1995. It was owned and operated by Bob Stupak, and was also signed as Bob Stupak's Vegas World. .
Link to: Vegas World Wikipedia

 
July 14th
2018 - Saturday

1959 - Reno, NV.   The Lancer Restaurant opened on the Mount Rose Highway, featuring dining and dancing. In September a gaming license was approved so slot machines and blackjack games were added. The Lancer was destroyed by fire on August 1, 1971. It was not rebuilt.

1974 - Curacao.   Antillian Casino opens, closes in 1998.

1998 - Las Vegas, NV.   Wild Wild West Casino opens at 3330 West Tropicana, Las Vegas.


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