Gaming History - Week of January 26, 2020
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| January 27th |
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| 2020 - Monday |
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| 1942 - New Haven Connecticut. Stephen Alan "Steve" Wynn ( January 27, 1942) is an American business magnate known for his involvement in the luxury casino and hotel industry. Early in his career he oversaw the construction and operation of several historically notable Las Vegas and Atlantic City hotels, including the Golden Nugget, the Golden Nugget Atlantic City, The Mirage, Treasure Island, the Bellagio, and Beau Rivage in Mississippi, and he played a pivotal role in the resurgence and expansion of the Las Vegas Strip in the 1990s. In 2000, Wynn sold his company Mirage Resorts to MGM Grand, resulting in the formation of MGM Mirage. Wynn afterward took his company Wynn Resorts public in an initial public offering, and he remains Wynn Resorts' CEO and Chairman of the Board. In 2018, Wynn was accused by dozens of people of sexual misconduct; he denies the allegations. Wynn stepped down as CEO of Wynn Resorts on February 6, 2018, because of these allegations. His name was also removed from a plaza on the campus of the University of Penn. |
| Link to: Steve Wynn Wikipedia
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| January 28th |
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| 2020 - Tuesday |
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| 2015 - Lake Tahoe. Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, formerly known as Horizon Lake Tahoe, is a hotel and casino located in Stateline, Nevada. Also previously known as Sahara Tahoe and High Sierra resorts, it is one of four major casino hotels in Stateline. Horizon Lake Tahoe closed on April 1, 2014, to begin a $60 million renovation and rebranding as Hard Rock Lake Tahoe, which held its grand opening on January 28, 2015. |
| Link to: Hard Rock Hotel Lake Tahoe Wikipedia
Link to: Hard Rock Hotel Website |
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| January 30th |
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| 2020 - Thursday |
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| 2000 - Reno, NV. Despite being listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a "Most Endangered Site", the National Historic Trust would not offer any help to the City of Reno in their preservation efforts. The City brought in many groups and engineers to make an attempt to save the building, even asking Art space Projects, Inc to do an analysis of the building. This company eventually refurbished the Riverside Hotel across the street from the Mapes. Every engineering report came to the conclusion that the Mapes was actually poorly constructed and there was no hope in restoring the building. In light of all the evidence and in the face of much local protest, the City of Reno demolished the Mapes on January 30, 2000.Nothing was done with the lot until the winter of 2001, when an ice rink was put in at the site. The ice rink was set up at the site each winter until 2004, when a park was temporarily put on the lot. Currently, the former Mapes site has been made into a permanent outdoor skating rink. |
| Link to: Mapes Implosion
Link to: Mapes Wikipedia |
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| January 31st |
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| 2020 - Friday |
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| 1993 - Las Vegas, NV. On November 17, 1992, the Dunes was sold for the last time to developer Steve Wynn's company, Mirage Resorts, Inc. for $75 million. On January 26, 1993, the Dunes closed its doors for good. A liquidation sale was conducted by National Content Liquidators to clear the property of its contents as a prelude to the building's demolition. Like many of the legendary properties of its era, it could no longer compete with the newer and more exciting mega resorts that were being built. |
| Link to: The Dunes Wikipedia
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| | | Month of February Events |
| 1946 - Reno, NV. Frontier Club is licensed at 220 North Virginia Street, Reno. The grand opening was in May of 1946. |
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| 1966 - Reno, NV. The Sports Center opened as a race and sports book at 21 East Douglas Alley. The business closed the following year. |
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| February 1st |
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| 2020 - Saturday |
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| 1946 - Las Vegas, NV. Fiesta Villa opens at 3309 South 5th Street, on the Las Vegas Strip, closes in 8 months, becomes Villa Venice. |
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| 1946 - Reno, NV. The Normandy Club was opened at 196 Airport Road (Gentry Way) by Nick and Eddie Sahati. Slots, 21, craps and roulette were available, as well as dancing and dining. The Sahatis closed the club in December of 1948. The Sahatis transferred the lease, and the Normandy opened again, but closed after a short time. |
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| 1986 - Las Vegas, NV. La Mirage Hotel & Casino opens at 377 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. |
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| 1995 - Las Vegas Nevada. Vegas World closed on February 1, 1995, for remodeling in order to be integrated into the Stratosphere Resort. A majority of Vegas World's final customers consisted of people redeeming their vacation packages. Vegas World's two hotel towers, consisting of 932 rooms, were renovated to become part of the Stratosphere, which opened in April 1996.
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| Link to: Vegas World Wikipedia
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| 1999 - E. Chicago, IN. Showboat casino closes, becomes Harrah's Showboat Mardi Gras. |
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