The Museum of Gaming History

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Museum of Gaming History
An Educational Project of The Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club, Inc.
An IRS approved 501 (c) (3) Tax Exempt Not-For-Profit Corporation

Dedicated to the preservation and education of Gaming History

Gaming History - Week of November 04, 2018

November 5th

2018 - Monday

1938 - Reno, NV. Harrah's Heart Tango Club opened at 2:00 p.m., at 242 North Virginia Street, in Reno. It was next door to Harold's Club, and a doorway connected the two, allowing Harold's Bar to serve Harrah's customers. When Harrah's lease expired in 1945, the property became part of Harold's Club.

November 6th

2018 - Tuesday

1996 - Greenville, MS. Lighthouse Point Casino opens.

November 7th

2018 - Wednesday

1941 - Las Vegas, NV. El Cortez Hotel & Casino opens at 600 East Fremont, downtown Las Vegas.

1995 - Las Vegas, NV. The Landmark closed on August 8, 1990. At 5:35AM on November 7, 1995, the Landmark was demolished in seventeen seconds. The demolition was filmed and used in Mars Attacks! Today, the property which once housed the Landmark is a 2,000 space parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center. .

Link to: Landmark Implosion Link to: The Landmark Wikipedia

November 8th

2018 - Thursday

1993 - New Orleans, LA. Star casino opens.

November 9th

2018 - Friday

1965 - Reno, NV. Tom's Card Room, a "local's joint" at 120 East Commercial Row, was licensed for poker.

1990 - Las Vegas, NV. Vacation Village Hotel & Casino opens at 6711 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Strip.

2006 - Hancock County, MS. Silver Slipper Casino opens.

November 10th

2018 - Saturday

1980 - Laughlin Nevada. The Colorado Belle was a casino hotel on the banks of the Colorado River in Laughlin, Nevada, owned and operated by Golden Entertainment. The Colorado Belle was a fixed building made to look like a six-deck replica of a 19th-century Mississippi River paddle steamer riverboat. It had 1,168 rooms in two seven-story towers. The casino had 42,706 sq ft (3,967.5 m2) of gaming space with 750 slot machines and 16 table games. The hotel had three restaurants. The Loading Dock, Big Easy Deli, Pints brewery, and two gift shops. The resort also included two pools, a fitness room, a koi pond, and an arcade.

Link to: Colorado Belle Wikipedia

2021 - Rockford, Illinois. Hard Rock Casino Rockford temporary opening in 2021, slots only. Full casino planned to open in 2023.

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