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Gaming History - Week of June 09, 2019
 
June 10th
2019 - Monday

1931 - Reno, NV.   California Club opened at 238 North Center St, Reno, in the lobby of the Overland Hotel. Closed December 31, 1932.

1997 - Las Vegas Nevada .   Sunset Station is a hotel and casino. It is owned and operated by Station Casinos on 98 acres located in Henderson, Nevada. Sunset Station is an off-strip locals casino located on Sunset Road near Interstate 515, across from the Galleria at Sunset shopping center. The resort includes a 21-story hotel tower with 448 rooms, 13,000 sq ft of meeting space, slot machines, table games, a 13-screen movie theater, a 542-seat bingo hall, a 72-lane bowling alley open 24 hours a day, a 5,000-seat outdoor amphitheater, and nine restaurants.
Link to: Sunset Station Website   Link to: Sunset Station Wikipedia

2008 - Caruthersville, MO.   Casino Aztar becomes Lady Luck Casino.

 
June 11th
2019 - Tuesday

1996 - Gary, IN.   Majestic Star casino opens.
When "riverboat" gambling became legal in Indiana the boats were required to cruise, and complimentary boarding passes were issued to all customers.

1996 - Gary, IN.   Trump casino opens.
Boarding was only allowed during a 30-minute period every two hours. Often the boats didn't go out, weather was the reason most cited, and you could debark at any time. Eventually legislation was passed that allowed the boats to stay docked.

 
June 13th
2019 - Thursday

1995 - New Orleans, LA.   River City Crescent City Queen casino closes.

 
June 14th
2019 - Friday

1946 - Queens New York.   Born June 14,1946, Donald John Trump is an American real estate developer, television personality, politician, and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Estimated worth ($4 billion Forbes Magazine 2015 ).
Link to: Donalds Trump's Wikipedia

2014 - Las Vegas Nevada .   The Jackie Gaughan's Downtown Las Vegas Exhibit Unveiled at the El Cortez Hotel and Casino as a tribute to the late gambling pioneer. Jackie Gaughan passed away in 2013 at the age of 93. He lived at the El Cortez Hotel and could be found in the casino daily playing pokerThe exhibit includes artifacts from the nine downtown Las Vegas casinos that Jackie Gaughan owned or managed. Artifacts include casino chips and tokens, ashtrays, matchbooks, postcards, and other items. Part of the exhibit is a 30 minute continuously running video about Jackie and his casinos.
Link to: Jackie Gaughan Tribute   Link to: Jackie Gaughan Memorial video
The Jackie Gaughan Exhibit Jackie Gaughan

2016 - Las Vegas Nevada.   The Riviera Hotel and Casino - the Las Vegas Strip's first high-rise that was as famous for its mobster ties as its Hollywood personification of Sin City's mobster past - officially exited the scene early Tuesday with a cinematic implosion, complete with fireworks. The 24-story Monaco Tower was demolished around 2:30 a.m. when a series of explosions sounded, followed by the building crumbling from the sides and then into the middle, kicking up a mountain of dust. A fireworks display erupted moments before the demolition. "The Riv" closed in May 2015 after 60 years on the northern end of the Strip. The shuttered casino's owners, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, spent $42 million to level the 13-building campus.
Link to: Riviera Implosion video   Link to: Riviera Wikipedia

 
June 15th
2019 - Saturday

1931 - Reno, NV.   The Plaza Club opened at 320 Sierra Street; a bar that offered Chuck-a-Luck for 18 months.


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