Gaming History - Week of August 24, 1913
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| August 24th |
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| 1913 - Sunday |
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| 1962 - Las Vegas, NV. Club Bingo opens at 23 E. Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas. |
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| 2018 - Springfield, Massachusetts.. MGM Springfield is a $960 million resort casino under construction in Springfield, Massachusetts. The casino, which is scheduled to open on August 24th, 2018, will be owned and operated by MGM Resorts International. . |
| Link to: MGM Springfield Casino
Link to: MGM Springfield Wikipedia |
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| August 26th |
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| 1913 - Tuesday |
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| 2002 - Philadelphia, MS. Golden Moon Casino opens. |
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| August 27th |
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| 1913 - Wednesday |
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| 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
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| Wilbur Clark |
Wilbur Clark in front of the Desert Inn |
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| August 28th |
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| 1913 - Thursday |
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| 1992 - Biloxi, MS. Biloxi Belle opens. |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| August 29th |
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| 1913 - Friday |
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| 1994 - Robinsonville, MS. Circus Circus opens. |
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| 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
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| Hard Rock Hotel before Katrina |
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| 2017 - Deadwood, SD. Midnight Star closes. |
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| August 30th |
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| 1913 - Saturday |
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| 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 |
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| 1951 - Reno, NV. Frisco Club opens at 207 North Center Street, Reno, NV. |
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| 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 |
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