Gaming History - Week of September 25, 2022
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| September 25th |
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| 2022 - Sunday |
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| 1979 - Las Vegas, NV. Four Kings Casino opens at 4608 Paradise Road, Las Vegas; closes 1 year later; was El Inca Casino. |
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| September 28th |
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| 2022 - Wednesday |
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| 2017 - Vancouver, BC, Canada. a mixed-use development located adjacent to BC Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. The three towers house a four-star JW Marriott, The Douglas (a five-star Autograph Collection hotel), a two-floor casino, eight restaurants which seat 846, 30,000 square foot open space in Level 6 and 5,800 square meters (62,000 sq ft) of event space. |
| Link to: Parq Vancouver Website
Link to: Parq Casino Wikipedia |
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| September 30th |
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| 2022 - Friday |
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| 1992 - Bay St. Louis. The property was first opened by Casino Magic Corp. as Casino Magic Bay St. Louis, which was largely destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Its gaming barge floated over 7 mi (11 km) away and ended up in a forest. The ballroom at Casino Magic hosted the Heroes of Wrestling Pay-per-view in 1999 as well as two Ultimate Fighting Championship events UFC 15 and UFC 19.
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| 1994 - Baton Rouge Louisiana. The Belle of Baton Rouge is a riverboat casino and hotel in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It is owned and operated by Tropicana Entertainment. The casino boat is a 268-foot four-deck sternwheeler built by Avondale Shipyard. It has 28,500 square feet of gaming space spread across three decks, containing 777 slot machines and 14 table games. The hotel is 10 stories tall, with 288 rooms, a swimming pool, and a fitness center. Next to the hotel is a five-story-tall, 50,000-square-foot ), glass-enclosed atrium.]Inside the atrium is a performance venue that has been used for concerts, mixed martial arts events, and nationally televised boxing matches. Other amenities include meeting spaces, three eateries, and two parking garages.
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| Link to: Belle Of Baton Rouge Website
Link to: Belle Of Baton Rouge Wikipedia |
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| 1997 - New Orleans, LA. Flamingo casino closes. |
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| 1943 - Reno, NV. Log Cabin was located at 596 Airport Road (now Gentry Way) and was licensed until June of 1947 for 21 and craps. |
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| 1955 - Reno, NV. The Supper Club opened; a restaurant with a bar, dancing and gambling. It was located at 565 West Moana Lane, the former location of Johnny's Open Door. There was an early-morning fire that caused major damage to the Club on April 28, 1959, and it never reopened. |
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| a January, 1956 ad |
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| October 1st |
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| 2022 - Saturday |
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| 1964 - Henderson NV. 1741 North Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada. The property initially opened as the Dixie Bar in the 1940s. The Skyline opened as a casino on the property on October 1, 1964, but closed the following year. It briefly operated as the Wheel Casino during the early 1970s, before reopening as the Skyline on October 1, 1974. It has been renovated numerous times since then, with a 51-room hotel structure opening in June 2017. |
| Link to: Skyline Casino Website
Link to: Skyline Casino Wikipedia |
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| 1974 - Las Vegas, NV. Wheel Casino opens at 2440 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip, closes in 3 months; becomes Jolly Trolley. |
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| 1980 - Las Vegas, NV. Glitter Gulch Casino opens at 22 Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas. |
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| 1981 - Las Vegas, NV. Big Red's Casino opens at 3047 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip, closes 6 months later . |
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