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Gaming History - Week of August 25, 2019
 
August 26th
2019 - Monday

2002 - Philadelphia, MS.   Golden Moon Casino opens.

 
August 27th
2019 - Tuesday

1965 - Detroit, MI.   Wilbur Clark was an American casino owner and land developer from Las Vegas, Nevada.He died of a heart attack on August 27, 1965.
Link to: Wilbur Clark Wikipedia
Wilbur Clark Wilbur Clark in front of the Desert Inn

 
August 28th
2019 - Wednesday

1992 - Biloxi, MS.   Biloxi Belle opens.

2007 - Macau.   The Venetian Macao (Chinese: 澳門威尼斯人) is a luxury hotel and casino resort in Macau owned by the American Las Vegas Sands company. The Venetian is a 39-story, casino hotel on the Cotai Strip in Macau. The 10,500,000-square-foot (980,000 m2) Venetian Macao is modeled on its sister casino resort The Venetian Las Vegas. The Venetian Macao is the largest casino in the world, the largest single structure hotel building in Asia, and also the seventh-largest building in the world by floor area.The main hotel tower was finished in July 2007 and the resort officially opened on 28 August 2007.[2] The resort has 3,000 suites, 1,200,000 sq ft (110,000 m2) of convention space, 1,600,000 sq ft (150,000 m2) of retail, 550,000 square feet (51,000 m2) of casino space – with 3,400 slot machines and 800 gambling tables and the 15,000-seat Cotai Arena for entertainment and sports events. The lead architect for the Venetian Macao was Aedas and HKS, Inc. joint venture, who were responsible for the design, coordination.
Link to: The Venetian Macau Website   Link to: The Venetian Macau Wikipedia

2008 - Sunrise Manor Nevada.   Eastside Cannery Casino and Hotel is a locals casino on the Boulder Strip in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. The Eastside Cannery has 65,000 sq ft (6,000 m2) of casino space, 307 hotel rooms, a special events ballroom, a private club on the 16th floor, one restaurant, and two bars.
Link to: Eastside Cannery Website   Link to: Eastside Cannery Website

 
August 29th
2019 - Thursday

1994 - Robinsonville, MS.   Circus Circus opens.

2005 - Gulf Coast.   Hurricane Katrina hit the Mississippi Gulf Coast with high winds, heavy rains and a 30-foot (9.1 m) storm surge, causing massive damage to the area. Every casino on the Gulf Coast was severly damaged or destroyed. The Hard Rock casino in Biloxi was completed and scheduled to open any day when the hurricaine hit.
Link to: Wikipedia: Hurricaine Katrina
Hard Rock Hotel before Katrina

2017 - Deadwood, SD.   Midnight Star closes.

 
August 30th
2019 - Friday

1946 - Las Vegas, NV.   The Golden Nugget Las Vegas is a luxury hotel and casino located in Las Vegas, Nevada on the Fremont Street Experience. The property is owned and operated by Landry's, Inc. It is the largest casino in the downtown area, with a total of 2,419 deluxe guest rooms and suites.The Golden Nugget was originally built in 1946, making it one of the oldest casinos in the city. Jackie Gaughan at one time owned a stake in the hotel as part of his many downtown properties. Steve Wynn bought a stake in the Nugget, which he increased so that, in 1973, he became the majority shareholder, and the youngest casino owner in Las Vegas. In 1977 he opened the first hotel tower and the resort earned its first four diamond rating from Mobil Travel Guide. It was the foundation for Wynn's rise to prominence in the casino industry. The second hotel tower opened in 1984 along with the showroom, and the third tower was opened in 1989. On May 31, 2000, the Golden Nugget (and all of Steve Wynn's other properties) was sold. .
Link to: Golden Nugget Wikipedia   Link to: The Golden Nugget Website

1951 - Reno, NV.   Frisco Club opens at 207 North Center Street, Reno, NV.
$100 Chip

1991 - Las Vegas, NV.   The Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery is a hotel and casino located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by Boyd Gaming. The casino is connected to California Hotel and Casino by an enclosed skywalk over Main Street.Main Street Station offers a self-guided tour which includes a portion of the Berlin Wall, stained glass from the Lillian Russell Mansion, doors and facade from the Kuwait Royal Bank, doors from the George Pullman Mansion, Louisa May Alcott pullman car, chandeliers from the Coca-Cola building and Figaro Opera House, and various statues. The portion of the Berlin Wall is located in the men's restroom and has urinals affixed to it.
Link to: The Main Street Wikipedia   Link to: The Main Street Website

 
August 31st
2019 - Saturday

1932 - Reno, NV.   The Public Club, 233 Lake Street, was licensed for craps and keno. Sometimes operating as Crane's, a 21 game was added later. In June of 1937 the license was revoked for having narcotics on the property, and the business closed.

1980 - Atlantic City, NJ.   The Brighton Hotel & Casino was built at a cost of $70 million by Greate Bay Casino Corporation, controlled by two local businessmen, Eugene Gatti and Arthur Kania. It opened on August 13, 1980. The Brighton was the fourth property to open following the 1977 legalization of casinos in Atlantic City, and the first to be built from the ground up, rather than as a renovation of an existing hotel The developers hoped that the Brighton's quiet atmosphere and small size, about half that of the city's other casino hotels, would prove attractive to high rollers. Early marketing featured Bert Parks as a spokesman, and the slogan "Brighton Up".After less than a month in operation, Holiday Inns agreed to buy the Brighton for $121 million in cash and stock plus assumption of the property's $37 million mortgage. Holiday Inns pulled out of the deal a month later.
Link to: Brighton Wikipedia

1982 - Las Vegas, NV.   The El Rancho Hotel and Casino (formerly known as The Thunderbird and The Silverbird) was a hotel and casino that operated on the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada from 1948 to 1992. After its closure, the El Rancho sat vacant for eight years while two companies made several attempts to reopen or replace the resort. The El Rancho was eventually demolished in 2000 after a news investigation found the decrepit buildings to be in violation of health and safety regulations. The site later became part of the land used for The Drew Las Vegas, a resort scheduled to open in 2022.
Link to: El Rancho Wikipedia

1994 - Riverbend, MS.   Southern Belle Casino closes.

2006 - Bay St. Louis, MS.   Hollywoood Casino reopens after Hurricaine Katrina.

2014 - Atlantic City NJ.   In June 2014, Caesars Entertainment announced the planned closure of the Showboat, even though the property was profitable. The move was made in an effort to stabilize Caesars's other Atlantic City casinos.] After a buyer could not be found, the Showboat closed on August 31, 2014, at 4:00 PM. It employed 2,100 people, but 470 of them were immediately hired at other Caesars casinos. The shutdown came amid a wave of closures of Atlantic City properties, with four of the city's casinos closing in 2014.The plan was derailed by legal issues, and Stockton sold the property to Philadelphia developer Bart Blatstein for $23 million in January 2016.Blatstein announced in June 2016 that the Showboat would reopen the following month as a non-gaming hotel. The "new" Showboat Atlantic City Hotel opened July 8th, accepting reservations and welcoming guests. The new hotel features only one restaurant, bar and coffee shop. .
Link to: The ShowBoat Wikipedia
$100 Chip

2018 - Toronto, Ontario.   Table games introduced was previously Slots Only.

2022 - Sparks, NV.   Legend Bay Casino Grand Opening.
Front entrance Player's Club


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