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| 1993 - Biloxi, MS. Lady Luck Casino opens. |
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| 1995 - Robbinsville MS. Horseshoe Casino Tunica is a casino resort located in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was developed by Jack Binion, the son of Las Vegas gaming legend Benny Binion, and named after his father's famous Binion's Horseshoe downtown gambling hall. Much like its namesake, the Horseshoe Tunica is known for catering to serious gamblers, particularly table games players, and is known for its liberal, player-favorable rules and its comp policies. |
| Link to: Horseshoe Casino Tunica Website
Link to: Horseshoe Casino Tunica Wikipedia |
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| December 14th |
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| 1996 - Lawrenceburg, IN. Argosy casino opens. |
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| December 15th |
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| 1952 - Las Vegas Nevada. The Sands Hotel and Casino was a historic hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada, United States, that operated from 1952 to 1996. Designed by the architect Wayne McAllister, with a prominent 56-foot (17 m) high sign, the Sands was the seventh resort to open on the Strip. During its heyday, the Sands was the center of entertainment and "cool" on the Strip, and hosted many famous entertainers of the day, most notably the Rat Pack.
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| Link to: Sands Wikipedia
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| 1988 - Cable Beach, Bahamas. Crystal Palace casino opens. |
| Link to: Crystal Palace Casino on the ChipGuide
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| 2007 - La Romana, Dominican Republic. Casino Dominicus opens, closes 2 years later. |
| Link to: Casino Dominicus on the Caribbean ChipGuide
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| 2010 - Las Vegas Nevada . (commonly referred to simply as The Cosmopolitan or The Cosmo) is a luxury resort casino and hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. The resort opened on December 15, 2010, and is located just south of the Bellagio on the west side of Las Vegas Boulevard, and consists of two high rise towers. The $3.9 billion project features 2,995 rooms, a 110,000 sq ft casino, 300,000 sq ft of retail and restaurant space, a 40,000 sq ft (3,700 spa and fitness facility, a 1,800 seat theater, and 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) of meeting/convention space. In 2013, the hotel was rated "The Best Hotel in the World" by Gogobot. In 2015, the resort was named to the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List as one of the "Top Hotels in the World". . |
| Link to: The Cosmopolitan Website
Link to: The Cosmopolitan Wikipedia |
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| December 16th |
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| 2003 - Lucaya, Grand Bahama, Bahamas. Isle of Capri casino opens, closes in 2009. |
| Link to: Isle of Capri on the Caribbean ChipGuide
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| 2009 - Paradise Nevada. Aria Resort and Casino is a luxury resort and casino, part of the CityCenter complex on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Aria consists of two curved glass and steel high rise towers adjoined at the center. It opened on December 16, 2009 as a joint venture between MGM Resorts International and Infinity World Development. At 4,000,000 sq ft (370,000 m2) and 600 ft (180 m) in height, it is the largest and tallest structure at CityCenter. |
| Link to: The Aria Wikipedia
Link to: Aria Website |
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| December 17th |
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| 1947 - Reno, NV. Mapes Hotel-Casino opened on the corner of East First and South Virginia Streets. It was a 12-story building that contained 300 hotel rooms, a nightclub, cocktail lounge, coffee shop and a casino. The gaming was leased to Lou Wertheimer, Leo Kind, Frank Grannis and Bernie Einstoss, who operated craps, roulette, 21 and slot machines. One of the popular features of the hotel was the Sky Room, which featured dining, dancing and gaming. In 1979 the Mapes began having financial problems. She struggled, received loan extensions, there were threats of foreclosure and chapter 11 was filed. Finally, on December 17, 1982, it was announced to the employees that the Mapes, and her sister property The Money Tree would close. Apparently the employees were not paid for their final days of work. On January 30, 2000 the Mapes was imploded. . |
| Link to: The Mapes Wikipedia
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| 1956 - Reno, NV. Holiday Hotel opened at 111 Mill Street. Original plans called for a 200-room hotel, with no casino. Five days before the hotel opened, it was announced that there would be 50 slot machines, but no table games. In 1957, the hotel was sold to a group that included Newton Crumley, who had operated the Commercial Hotel in Elko for several years. On August 1, 1957, the Crumley group took over and opened a full casino. There was a grand opening that lasted for a week...with free buffets, gifts for the guests, drawings for lavish prizes, and entertainment. . |
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| 1969 - Reno, NV. Zimba's Casino opened at 44 West Commercial Row. Zimba's closed in August of 1972, and in December the property was sold. The Town Club, and later the Old Reno Club, operated at the location. |
| Link to: Zimba's on the ChipGuide
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| 1994 - Shreveport, LA. Harrah's casino opens. |
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| December 18th |
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| 1993 - Las Vegas, NV. MGM Grand Hotel & Theme Park opens. Notice the unfinished signs in the below photo.When the MGM Grand opened, the intention was to create the first true destination hotel in the Las Vegas area by including the MGM Grand Adventures Theme Park behind the casino. The plan was to make the Las Vegas Strip more family friendly by providing activities for those too young to linger inside the casino. The theme park performed poorly and did not reopen for the 2001 season. On December 5, 2002, MGM Resorts International (then named MGM Mirage) announced that the former theme park would be developed as a luxury condominium and hotel complex called The Signature at MGM Grand. |
| Link to: MGM Grand Theme Park
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| 1993 - Las Vegas Nevada. The MGM Grand Las Vegas is a hotel casino located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The MGM Grand is the second largest hotel in the world by number of rooms and the largest hotel resort complex in the United States, ahead of The Venetian. When it opened in 1993, the MGM Grand was the largest hotel in the world. |
| Link to: MGM Website
Link to: MGM Grand Wikipedia |
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| 1996 - Las Vegas, NV. The Orleans is a hotel and casino located in Paradise, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Boyd Gaming. It includes the large multipurpose Orleans Arena that can be converted into an ice rink. It is a major home for poker in the Las Vegas Valley and was one of the biggest poker rooms in Las Vegas prior to the 21st-century poker boom.
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| Link to: The Orleans Website
Link to: The Orleans Wikipedia |
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| December 19th |
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| 1931 - Reno, NV. The Jokereno Club opened at 130 North Center Street, with slots and keno (bingo). The Club's lavish decor included the brass cashier's grille from the Comstock Bank in Virginia City...through which millions of dollars in silver had passed during the famous days of the Comstock. On opening night, Reno mayor E.E. Roberts started the first bingo game. The club closed in 1932 and the site later became the location of the Dog House. |
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| 1995 - New Orleans, LA. Star casino closes. |
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| 2002 - New York. Bruce Landau passed away. Bruce was one of the initial organizers of CCGTCC, becoming Charter Member #002 and the founding Treasurer. Landau took on the responsibility of chairing the annual auctions when the Club began conducting them at each annual convention. His efforts, combined with those of the numerous volunteers who assisted in the auctions, resulted in the single largest money-making event for the Club each year. The annual auction has been named after Bruce in recognition of his organizational talents and as a memorial to his contributions to the hobby. He was also, after his own induction, Chairman of the Hall of Fame committee. |
| Link to: Bruce Landau CCGTCC Hall of Fame
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Rememberence of Bruce Landau |
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| 2007 - St. Louis, MO. Lumiere Place casino opens. |
| Link to: Lumiere Place Website
Link to: Lumiere Place Wikipedia |
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