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Gaming History - Week of January 13, 2019
 
January 13th
2019 - Sunday

1906 - Las Vegas Nevada.   The Golden Gate Hotel & Casino is located at One Fremont Street in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. A part of the Fremont Street Experience, it is the oldest and smallest hotel (106 rooms) on the Fremont Street Experience. John F. Miller initially opened a temporary tent hotel – the Miller Hotel – on the property in 1905, while he planned to construct a permanent hotel structure, which opened as the Hotel Nevada on January 13, 1906. A casino operated within the hotel until a statewide gambling ban took effect in 1909. In 1931, the property was expanded and renamed as Sal Sagev ("Las Vegas" spelled backward). The casino reopened that year when gambling in Nevada was legalized again. In 1955, the casino was renamed as the Golden Gate. The entire property was renamed as the Golden Gate Hotel and Casino in 1974. The Golden Gate was known for its cheap shrimp cocktails, served from 1959 to 2017.
Link to: Golden Gate Casino Website   Link to: Golden Gate Casino Wikipedia

2014 - Atlantic City NJ.   On December 20, 2013, it was announced that the Atlantic Club Casino Hotel would close on January 13, 2014 at 12:01 AM. Caesars Entertainment bought the property while Tropicana bought all the slot machines, gaming tables, and player databases in a joint bankruptcy purchase for $23.4 million combined.
Link to: Atlantic Club Wikipedia

 
January 14th
2019 - Monday

1942 - Reno, NV.   The Virginia Bar, 233 North Virginia Street, was licensed for slots, 21, craps and roulette. It closed early in 1946, then reopened as the Piccadilly Club.

1995 - Coachella California.   Spotlight 29 Casino is an Indian casino in Coachella, California, owned and operated by the Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians of California. The casino is 250,000 square feet, with 1,600 slot machines and 22 table games. Amenities include two restaurants, a food court, three bars, and the Spotlight Showroom, which seats 2,200. .
Link to: Spotligt 29 Casino Website   Link to: Spotlight 29 Wikipedia

 
January 15th
2019 - Tuesday

1953 - Miami, FL.   Meyer Lansky succumbed to lung cancer, at 80 years of age, leaving behind a wife and three children. On paper, Meyer Lansky was worth almost nothing. At the time, the FBI believed he left behind over $300 million in hidden bank accounts, but they never found any money.
Link to: Wikipedia: Meyer Lansky   Link to: Meyer Lansky Biography on You Tube
Meyer Lansky

1990 - Las Vegas, NV.   The Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino is located off the Las Vegas Strip in the unincorporated area of Paradise, Nevada, USA. It is better known as The Rio and is owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment Inc. The Rio was the first all-suite resort in the Las Vegas area. It was named after the city of Rio de Janeiro, and is influenced by Brazilian culture. The Rio is the host casino for the World Series of Poker.The hotel towers are covered in blue and red glass. The Rio hotel's 2,522 suites range in size from 600 to 13,000 sq ft and have floor to ceiling windows. There are several private villas on the property for high-rollers.The complex includes a wine cellar that has more than 50,000 bottles. The Rio Pavilion convention center has a total of 160,000 sq ft (15,000 m2) of space. A Race and Sports Book is also available.
Link to: Rio Suites Wikipedia   Link to: Rio Suites Website

 
January 16th
2019 - Wednesday

1997 - Kansas City, MO.   Station casino opens.
$25 Chip

 
January 17th
2019 - Thursday

1994 - Greenville, MS.   Bayou Caddy's Jubilee opens.

1994 - Biloxi, MS.   Grand Casino opens.
Grand Casino - Pre-Katrina Grand Casino - Post-Katrina

 
January 19th
2019 - Saturday

2021 - Philadelphia, PA.   Grand Opening.


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