Gaming History - Week of December 11, 2022
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| December 12th |
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| 1980 - Atlantic City NJ. Atlantic Club Hotel & Casino opened in 1980 as Golden Nugget than sold to Bally's called Bally's Grand. Later called The Grand before selling to Hilton. Then in late 2011 Hilton stripped the name from them so they operated as ACH for a few months... On March 13th 2012 the officially opened as Atlantic Club Hotel & Casino. Closed January 13th 2014. |
| Link to: Atlantic Club Wikipedia
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| 2006 - Cofresi Beach, Dominican Republic. The casino at Ocean World Marina opens. |
| Link to: Ocean World Marina on the Caribbean ChipGuide
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| 2019 - Elizabeth, Indiana. Horseshoe Southern Indiana rebranded to Caesars Southern Indiana. |
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| December 13th |
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| 2022 - Tuesday |
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| 1993 - Biloxi, MS. Lady Luck Casino opens. |
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| 1995 - Robbinsville MS. Horseshoe Casino Tunica is a casino resort located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was developed by Jack Binion, the son of Las Vegas gaming legend Benny Binion, and named after his father's famous Binion's Horseshoe downtown gambling hall. Much like its namesake, the Horseshoe Tunica is known for catering to serious gamblers, particularly table games players, and is known for its liberal, player-favorable rules and its comp policies. |
| Link to: Horseshoe Casino Tunica Website
Link to: Horseshoe Casino Tunica Wikipedia |
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| December 14th |
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| 2022 - Wednesday |
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| 1996 - Lawrenceburg, IN. Argosy casino opens. |
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| December 15th |
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| 2022 - Thursday |
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| 1952 - Las Vegas Nevada. The Sands Hotel and Casino was a historic hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States, that operated from 1952 to 1996. Designed by the architect Wayne McAllister, with a prominent 56-foot (17 m) high sign, the Sands was the seventh resort to open on the Strip. During its heyday, the Sands was the center of entertainment and "cool" on the Strip, and hosted many famous entertainers of the day, most notably the Rat Pack.
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| Link to: Sands Wikipedia
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| 1988 - Cable Beach, Bahamas. Crystal Palace casino opens. |
| Link to: Crystal Palace Casino on the ChipGuide
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| 2007 - La Romana, Dominican Republic. Casino Dominicus opens, closes 2 years later. |
| Link to: Casino Dominicus on the Caribbean ChipGuide
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| 2010 - Las Vegas Nevada . (commonly referred to simply as The Cosmopolitan or The Cosmo) is a luxury resort casino and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The resort opened on December 15, 2010, and is located just south of the Bellagio on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard, and consists of two high rise towers. The $3.9 billion project features 2,995 rooms, a 110,000 sq ft casino, 300,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 spa and fitness facility, a 1,800 seat theater, and 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of meeting/convention space. In 2013, the hotel was rated "The Best Hotel in the World" by Gogobot. In 2015, the resort was named to the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List as one of the "Top Hotels in the World". . |
| Link to: The Cosmopolitan Website
Link to: The Cosmopolitan Wikipedia |
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| December 16th |
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| 2022 - Friday |
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| 2003 - Lucaya, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Isle of Capri casino opens, closes in 2009. |
| Link to: Isle of Capri on the Caribbean ChipGuide
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| 2009 - Paradise Nevada. Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury resort and casino, part of the CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Aria consists of two curved glass and steel high rise towers adjoined at the center. It opened on December 16, 2009 as a joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Infinity World Development. At 4,000,000 sq ft (370,000 m2) and 600 ft (180 m) in height, it is the largest and tallest structure at CityCenter. |
| Link to: The Aria Wikipedia
Link to: Aria Website |
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| December 17th |
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| 2022 - Saturday |
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| 1947 - Reno, NV. Mapes Hotel-Casino opened on the corner of East First and South Virginia Streets. It was a 12-story building that contained 300 hotel rooms, a nightclub, cocktail lounge, coffee shop and a casino. The gaming was leased to Lou Wertheimer, Leo Kind, Frank Grannis and Bernie Einstoss, who operated craps, roulette, 21 and slot machines. One of the popular features of the hotel was the Sky Room, which featured dining, dancing and gaming. In 1979 the Mapes began having financial problems. She struggled, received loan extensions, there were threats of foreclosure and chapter 11 was filed. Finally, on December 17, 1982, it was announced to the employees that the Mapes, and her sister property The Money Tree would close. Apparently the employees were not paid for their final days of work. On January 30, 2000 the Mapes was imploded. . |
| Link to: The Mapes Wikipedia
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Mapes Skyroom |
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| 1956 - Reno, NV. Holiday Hotel opened at 111 Mill Street. Original plans called for a 200-room hotel, with no casino. Five days before the hotel opened, it was announced that there would be 50 slot machines, but no table games. In 1957, the hotel was sold to a group that included Newton Crumley, who had operated the Commercial Hotel in Elko for several years. On August 1, 1957, the Crumley group took over and opened a full casino. There was a grand opening that lasted for a week...with free buffets, gifts for the guests, drawings for lavish prizes, and entertainment. . |
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| 1969 - Reno, NV. Zimba's Casino opened at 44 West Commercial Row. Zimba's closed in August of 1972, and in December the property was sold. The Town Club, and later the Old Reno Club, operated at the location. |
| Link to: Zimba's on the ChipGuide
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| 1994 - Shreveport, LA. Harrah's casino opens. |
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