1994 - Biloxi, MS. Boomtown opens. |
1941 - Las Vegas, NV. Western Casino opens at 124 Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas. |
1981 - Atlantic City, NJ. The Claridge Hotel is a historic hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey, that opened in 1930. Beginning in 1981, Claridge's operated for many years as a casino, known first as "Del Webb's Claridge Hotel and Casino", then the "Claridge Hotel and Casino". The hotel was acquired by Bally's on December 30, 2002, as a hotel tower of Bally's Atlantic City. In February 2014, the property was acquired by TJM Properties of Clearwater, Florida, who returned the property to a stand-alone hotel without casino gambling. |
1977 - Reno, NV. Gold Dust West Casino opens at 444 North Vine Street, Reno. . |
1984 - Las Vegas, NV. Sarno later on grew frustrated because his dream of building the "Grandissimo" seemed impossible, and he was never able to overcome his gambling addiction.
Sarno died of a heart attack on July 21, 1984, at the age of 62, at the Caesars Palace, a hotel he formerly owned, while on a gambling stay at the hotel.
Sarno was elected to the Gaming Hall of Fame in 1989. |
2015 - San Juan, Puerto Rico. In operation since the late 1980's, the Hilton Corp. closed the iconic Condado Plaza casino. |
1988 - Cincinnati, OH. The Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club organized at the ANA Convention. |
Link to: CCGTCC History Page
Link to: CCGTCC Website |
1959 - Las Vegas, NV. Diamond Jim's Nevada Club opens at 109 East Fremont, downtown Las Vegas . |
2016 - Las Vegas, NV. Silver Saddle Saloon closes. |