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Gaming History - Week of November 01, 2020
 
November 1st
2020 - Sunday

1944 - Reno, NV.   California Club opened at 268 North Virginia St., Reno.

1965 - Reno, NV.   The S.P. Club opened at 136 East Commercial Row, and operated until April of 1969.

1979 - Las Vegas, NV.   Formerly Flamingo Capri, The property later re-opened as the Asian-themed Imperial Palace Hotel and Casino on November 1, 1979The Imperial Theatre showroom with 850 seats was opened in June 1980. A second hotel tower with 850 rooms was added in early 1981, which brought the hotel's room count to 1,500. The Auto Collections opened on December 1, 1981, on the fifth floor of a new parking garage which was added that year. A third hotel tower was added in August 1982. .
Link to: Imperial Palace Wikipedia
$500 Chip

1994 - Baton Rouge, LA.   Belle of Baton Rouge I casino opens.

1998 - Reno, NV.   The Holiday Hotel closed, after more than 40 years.

2006 - Las Vegas Nevada.   The Stardust officially closed at 12:00 p.m. (Pacific Time) on November 1, 2006 after operating continuously for 48 years. It was imploded on March 13, 2007, around 2:33 a.m. In 2007, construction began on Echelon Place, which was planned to replace The Stardust. Construction on the Echelon development was suspended in 2008.
Link to: Stardust Wikipedia

 
November 2nd
2020 - Monday

1978 - Las Vegas, NV.   Silver Star Casino opens at 207 North 3rd Street, downtown Las Vegas - slots only, closes in 2 months.
$5 Chip

2003 - Vicksburg, MS.   Horizon Casino opens.

 
November 3rd
2020 - Tuesday

2006 - French Lick, IN.   French Lick casino opens.

 
November 5th
2020 - Thursday

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
2020 - Friday

1996 - Greenville, MS.   Lighthouse Point Casino opens.

 
November 7th
2020 - Saturday

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


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