Gaming History - Week of July 03, 2022
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| July 3rd |
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| 2022 - Sunday |
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| 1907 - South Burlington, VT. Raymond A. Smith, one of the founders of Harold's Club in Reno, was born. |
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| 2003 - Atlantic City, NJ. The Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa is a hotel, casino, and spa in Atlantic City, New Jersey, United States. It is owned by Marina District Development, a joint venture between Boyd Gaming and a MGM Resorts International. The casino hotel features 2,002 rooms and is the largest hotel in New Jersey.
Borgata opened in July 2003 and is the top-grossing casino in Atlantic City. |
| Link to: Borgata Website
Link to: Borgata Wikipedia |
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| July 4th |
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| 2022 - Monday |
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| 1902 - Grodno Russian Empire . known as the "Mob's Accountant", was a major organized crime figure who, along with his associate Charles "Lucky" Luciano, was instrumental in the development of the "National Crime Syndicate" in the United States. Lansky developed a gambling empire which stretched across the world. He was said to own points (percentages) in casinos in Las Vegas, Cuba, The Bahamas and London. Although a member of the Jewish Mob, Lansky undoubtedly had strong influence with the Italian Mafia and played a large role in the consolidation of the criminal underworld (although the full extent of this role has been the subject of some debate, as he himself denied many of the accusations against him).
Despite all the reports, Lansky was never found guilty of anything more serious than illegal gambling. |
| Link to: Meyer Lansky Documentary
Link to: Meyer Lansky Wikipedia |
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| 1931 - Reno, NV. The Reno Club opened at 242 North Virginia Street, and introduced the new game of tango to the area. In 1934 the property's lease-holder changed, and the club was renamed the Heart Tango Club. The original owners of the Reno Club moved their club to 232 North Virginia Street, where they ran it until 1942. Bill Harrah then took over the lease, and ran the club until 1948. |
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| The Reno Club is on the left in this 1937 view of Virginia Street |
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| July 6th |
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| 2022 - Wednesday |
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| 1991 - Las Vegas, NV. n 1982, Torres hired casino architect Martin Stern, Jr. to add a new entrance and expand the hotel, by adding a 13-story 600-room hotel tower, for a total of 1,000 rooms. On August 31, 1982, the El Rancho opened its doors. According to the Gaming Control Board, Torres had close ties with some of the most notorious crime characters of the time. However, this did not restrict him from owning a gaming license. Rodney Dangerfield opened the "Rodney's Place" comedy club inside the El Rancho in 1982. In 1987, Stern was hired again to expand the hotel and casino.The El Rancho closed on July 6, 1992. |
| Link to: El Rancho Wikipedia
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| July 7th |
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| 2022 - Thursday |
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| 1931 - Las Vegas, NV. Arizona Club opens at 219 North 1st Street, Las Vegas. |
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| 1948 - Las Vegas, NV. Wagon Wheel Casino opens at 3145 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip - later site of Desert Inn Hotel & Casino. |
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| 1959 - Palm Beach, Aruba. Aruba Caribbean casino opens, the first casino in Aruba. |
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| 2007 - Biloxi, MS. Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Biloxi, originally slated to open in August 2005 before Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Mississippi Gulf Coast, finally opened this month after extensive reconstruction. Located at 777 Beach Boulevard, its official opening date was July 7, 2007 (07/07/07). The hotel’s iconic 112-foot neon Peavey guitar, a traditional Hard Rock symbol, managed to withstand the force of the hurricane and now stands waiting to welcome guests. |
| Link to: Hard Rock Biloxi Website
Link to: Hard Rock Biloxi Wikipedia |
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| July 8th |
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| 2022 - Friday |
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| 1947 - Las Vegas, NV. Eldorado Club opens at 128 East Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas, former site of the Apache Hotel, future site of the Horseshoe. |
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| 1957 - Reno, NV. Menlo Card Room was licensed at 21 East Douglas Alley for faro only. Closed in 1958. |
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| 1994 - Tunica, MS. President Casino closes. |
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