1987 - Atlantic City, NJ. The Golden Nugget casino became Bally's Grand. |
2009 - Wellington, Kansas. Greg Susong died. Greg was responsible for: The ChipBoard, The ChipGuide, The StrikePoint, and The Slot Card BBS. He is a member of the CC>CC Hall of Fame. He was the webmaster of the CC>CC website. He ran the Tuesday night before the start of the annual CC>CC convention Online Chippers Party at the Palms Casino. A tradition started during the convention's run at the Riviera was Friday lunch at Kady's Coffee Shop, which we named in his honor, the Susong Burger Lunch. He was one of the four Limo Studs. He beamed the convention by webcam to those who could not attend. He was an organizer of the Wednesday night online Chippers poker tournament. He turned a hobby of remote individuals into a community. A community of friends. His contributions to the hobby are second to none. |
1931 - Las Vegas, NV. Tango Parlor opens at 123 South Main Street, downtown Las Vegas, closes in 5 months - a/k/a Tango Club. |
1944 - Reno, NV. The Nevada Bar was licensed to offer roulette and Keno (bingo) at 1002 East Fourth Street. . |
2016 - Atlantic City NJ. In February 2016, Trump Entertainment Resorts exited bankruptcy and became a subsidiary of Icahn Enterprises. The casino retained the name "Trump Taj Mahal", though Donald Trump no longer held any ownership stake. Shortly thereafter, an agreement was announced for the Taj Mahal to be managed by another Icahn affiliate, Tropicana Entertainment. Icahn also stated he would withhold a planned $100-million investment into the property if New Jersey approved casinos in the northern region of the state.On August 3, 2016, it was announced that the Trump Taj Mahal shut down permanently on October 10, 2016.
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1957 - Curacao. Curacao Intercontinental casino opens, closes in 1970. |
2008 - Boca Raton, FL. Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal died. |