Gaming History - Week of May 12, 2019
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| May 12th |
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| 2019 - Sunday |
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| 1999 - Charles Mapes, a long time Reno casino owner, died in a San Diego hospital. |
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| May 13th |
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| 2019 - Monday |
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| 1953 - Reno, NV. The Willows opened on South Virginia Street, 1.3 miles south of Gentry Way. It was a restaurant that offered craps and 21 until May of 1956. |
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2009 - Las Vegas, NV. Claudine Williams, who bought her first casino before she was 21 and who in Las Vegas proved that women could stand up to men in the corporate world of gaming, died today after a lengthy illness. She was 88.
Williams may best be known as the long-serving chairwoman of Harrah's, the successor of the Holiday Casino that she and her husband, Shelby, opened in 1973. Williams was the first woman to be enshrined in the Nevada Gaming Hall of Fame. |
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| May 14th |
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| 2019 - Tuesday |
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| 1993 - Gulfport. Grand Casino opens. |
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| 1995 - Biloxi, MS. Gold Shore casino closes. |
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| May 15th |
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| 2019 - Wednesday |
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| 1905 - Las Vegas, NV. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad auctions lots in the new Las Vegas townsite. |
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| 1911 - Illinois. Pick Hobson, a well-known person in the Reno gambling industry, was born. Hobson was a dealer and pit boss at the Palace Club in Reno, early in his gaming career. He owned and/or operated games at the Columbo Club, Pick's Club, Frontier Club, Overland Hotel, Cosmo Club, Gold Club (Sparks), Topaz Lodge, and Riverside Hotel in a career that lasted more than 50 years. . |
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| 1931 - Reno, NV. Pastime Club, which had operated at 116 East Commercial Row since 1929, added blackjack and poker. Craps and pan games were added later. In June of 1944, the club moved to 246 Sierra Street. |
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| 1984 - Atlantic City, NJ. Harrah's at Trump Plaza opened on May 14, 1984, as a joint venture between the Trump Organization and Holiday Inn subsidiary Harrah's. Trump built the complex and it was managed by Harrah's and contained 614 rooms, seven restaurants, a health club, a 750-seat showroom and a 60,000 sq.ft. casino all on a narrow 2.6-acre plot of land next to Caesars Atlantic City. Within five months, the Harrah's name was removed from the casino and it became known only as Trump Plaza Part of the reason for this is that Harrah's was commonly associated and attracted low-rolling gamblers, but Trump had built 85 high-roller suites, which were rarely used. Revenue for the seven months it was open in 1984 the casino was placed seventh out of the ten casinos operating in the city at the time, which led to Trump taking over the entire casino from Harrah's. In 1989, the East Tower of the complex was opened, expanding the resort to a total of 906 rooms. |
| Link to: Trump Plaza Wikipedia
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| May 16th |
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| 2019 - Thursday |
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| 1974 - Las Vegas, NV. Gamblers Hall of Fame opens at 32 Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas - closes 7 months later. |
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| 2011 - Las Vegas Nevada. The Sahara shut down on May 16, 2011. SBE chief executive Sam Nazarian stated that the hotel was not "economically viable". Nazarian said that he would help the 1,600 hotel workers find new jobs. Its closure left only the The Riviera, Tropicana, Flamingo, Caesars Palace, and the Circus Circus remaining from the pre-1969 era.On May 16, 2011, at 12:00 PM PDT, the last hotel guest checked out of the Sahara Hotel and Casino, and the hotel officially closed at 2:00 PM. This marked the end of a 59-year run on the Strip. According to the Sahara's website, any previous reservations would be honored at the Circus Circus. NCL/National Content Liquidators began a liquidation sale on June 16, 2011, of all items inside the property; the sale continued until the property was completely empty. The final day of the sale was September 4, 2011. |
| Link to: Sahara Wikipedia
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| May 17th |
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| 2019 - Friday |
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| 1949 - Reno, NV. The Sunflower Supper Club was licensed for slots, 21, craps and roulette. The club was located several miles south of Reno, at 9825 South Virginia Street. The casino didn't renew its license in September of 1950. The following year the club reopened as Echo's Club. |
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| May 18th |
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| 2019 - Saturday |
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| 1956 - Las Vegas, NV. The Fremont Hotel is located on 200 Fremont Street. It was designed by architect Wayne McAllister and opened on May 18, 1956 as the tallest building in the state of Nevada. At the time of its opening it had 155 rooms, cost $6 million to open and was owned by Ed Levinson and Lou Lurie. In 1963 the Hotel was expanded to include the 14 story Ogden tower and one of the city's first vertical parking garages.In 1974 Allen Glick's Argent Corporation purchased the Fremont and in 1976 expanded the casino at a cost of $4 million. In 1983 Sam Boyd bought the Fremont to add to his Boyd Gaming group properties. |
| Link to: Fremont Hotel & Casino Website
Link to: Fremont Hotel & Casino Wikipedia |
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One of the cities first vertical Parking Garage |
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