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| November 17th |
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| 1994 - Ft. Madison, Iowa. Cat fish Bend casino opened. Closed November, 2007. |
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| 2008 - Condado Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico. Casino del Mar in the remodeled Renaissance La Concha Resort opens. |
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| 2021 - San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Foxwoods EL San Juan Casino Grand Opening in the Fairmont El San Juan Hotel, replacing the El San Juan casino that closed about 5 years earlier. |
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| November 18th |
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| 1994 - Kenner, LA. Treasure Chest casino opens. |
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| November 19th |
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| 2016 - Las Vegas Nevada. Lucky Dragon Hotel and Casino is an Asian-themed boutique hotel and locals casino located on 2.5 acres (1.0 ha) of land at 300 West Sahara Avenue, near the Las Vegas Strip, in Las Vegas, Nevada.The Lucky Dragon is adjacent to the Allure Las Vegas high-rise condominium, opened in 2008 by developer Andrew Fonfa. The resort's property was initially planned as the site of a second Allure tower, which was canceled due to poor economic conditions. While selling units in the first tower, Fonfa decided to build a hotel and casino on the adjacent site. The Lucky Dragon was announced in February 2012, and groundbreaking began in May 2015. The resort had a soft opening on November 19, 2016. An official grand opening was held on December 3, 2016.
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| Link to: Lucky Dragon Website
Link to: Lucky Dragon Wikipedia |
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| November 20th |
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| 2024 - Wednesday |
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| 1904 - Pilot Grove Texas. Lester Ben "Benny" Binion was an American gambling icon and mob boss.In Las Vegas, Binion became a partner of the Las Vegas Club casino, but left after a year because of disagreements about limits on bets. In 1951, Benny purchased the building which had previously housed the Las Vegas Club, and opened it as the Westerner Gambling House and Saloon.In 1951, he purchased the Eldorado Club and the Apache Hotel, opening them as Binion's Horseshoe casino, which immediately became popular because of the high limits on bets. He initially set a craps table limit of $500, ten times higher than the limit at his competitors of the time. Because of the competition, Binion sometimes received death threats, although eventually casinos raised their limits to keep up with him. Additionally, the Horseshoe would honor a bet of any size as long as it was the first one made.Binion was in the vanguard of Las Vegas casino innovation, being the first in the downtown Glitter Gulch to replace sawdust-covered floors with carpeting,. |
| Link to: Benny Binion Documentary
Link to: Benny Binion Wikipedia |
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Benny Binion And His Daughter Becky Binion |
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| 1948 - Reno, NV. Club Cal Neva is one of the most historic casinos in Northern Nevada, having held its presence in Downtown Reno through all of its monumental changes over the years. Club Cal Neva originally opened on April 2, 1962] as a club held by the gaming magnates of the time. It has avoided closure by changing hands and expanding into the sports betting industry. Its sportsbook was one of the most profitable in the state and racked in millions per year via satellite participants. In April 2011 William Hill PLC purchased Cal Neva's race and sportsbook division for a whopping 39 million. The Club Cal Neva is by no means a large casino but has expanded over the years. |
| Link to: Club Cal Neva Website
Link to: Club Cal Neva Wikipedia |
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| 1991 - E. Peoria, IL. Par-A-Dice casino opens. |
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| 1998 - Elizabeth, IN. Caesars casino opens. |
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| 1998 - Eliazbeth Indiana. Horseshoe Southern Indiana which locals often simply called "The Boat," is a riverboat casino operated by Caesars Entertainment Corporation. Opened in 1998, it is located outside the community of Elizabeth, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. The complex is located at the Harrison County line. This is the closest legal gambling location to Louisville and the large Southern Indiana cities because casino gambling is not allowed in neighboring Floyd County.The complex includes the four-deck riverboat (known as The Glory of Rome), which houses the gaming area; it is the largest riverboat in the United States and the world's largest riverboat casino. Other amenities include a hotel, a pavilion, 7 restaurants and a showroom, two parking decks, and a golf course. Steelman Partners designed the riverboat, podium, and hotel. |
| Link to: Horseshoe Southern Indiana Website
Link to: Horseshoe Southern Indiana Wikipedia |
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| November 21st |
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| 2024 - Thursday |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. Million Dollar Casino opens at 2000 Las Vegas Blvd. South - slots only, eventually becomes Vegas World. |
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| 1980 - Las Vegas, NV. Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally's Las Vegas) in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. The fire killed 85 people, most through smoke inhalation. The tragedy remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the second-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history, after the 1946 Winecoff Hotel fire that killed 119 people. |
| Link to: Wikipedia: MGM Grand Fire
Link to: MGM Grand Fire Video |
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| November 22nd |
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| 2024 - Friday |
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| 1961 - Reno, NV. The Maverick opened at 19 East Douglas Alley, a locals bar and casino. It closed in 1965 and reopened as the Ringside. |
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| 1989 - Las Vegas, NV. The Mirage is a 3,044 room Polynesian-themed resort and casino resort located on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The resort was built by developer Steve Wynn and is currently owned and operated by MGM Resorts International.The original marquee sign in front of the Mirage is the largest free standing marquee in the world. The resort is connected by a free tram to the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino neighboring the hotel's property to the north. |
| Link to: The Mirage Website
Link to: The Mirage Wikipedia |
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| 1995 - New Orleans, LA. Harrah's casino closes. |
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| 1996 - Las Vegas, NV. The Main Street Station Hotel and Casino and Brewery is a hotel and casino located in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by Boyd Gaming. The casino is connected to California Hotel and Casino by an enclosed skywalk over Main Street.Main Street Station offers a self-guided tour which includes a portion of the Berlin Wall, stained glass from the Lillian Russell Mansion, doors and facade from the Kuwait Royal Bank, doors from the George Pullman Mansion, Louisa May Alcott Pullman car, chandeliers from the Coca-Cola building and Figaro Opera House, and various statues.] The portion of the Berlin Wall is located in the men's restroom and has urinals affixed to it]. |
| Link to: Main Street Station Website
Link to: Main Street Station Wikipedia |
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| 1998 - Las Vegas, NV. Stu Ungar, whose astronomical wagers and fearless play at high-stakes poker tables became the stuff of which gambling legends are made, was found dead Sunday in a Las Vegas motel room. He was 45. |
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| November 23rd |
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| 1980 - Atlantic City, NJ. Harrah's Resort Atlantic City is a hotel and casino, located in the marina district of Atlantic City, New Jersey, and is Harrah's flagship casino.The casino is one of three in the marina district of the city, along with the Borgata and the Golden Nugget. Harrah's was the first to be located in the district and remained the only resort there until Trump's Castle was opened in 1985. It was the fifth casino to open after the legalization of gambling. |
| Link to: Harrahs Wikipedia
Link to: Harrahs Website |
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| 1981 - Atlantic City, NJ. The Tropicana Casino & Resort Atlantic City is a luxury hotel, casino, and spa resort located on Brighton Avenue and the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, New Jersey. It is owned by Tropicana Entertainment and is one of the largest hotels in New Jersey with just over 2,000 rooms. Tropicana has over 3,000 slot machines and 135 table games and also features The Quarter, a shopping mall located in the complex. The hotel just completed a $50 million expansion and renovation, including a free multimedia light and sound show on its boardwalk facade. |
| Link to: Tropicana Website
Link to: Tropicana Wikipedia |
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| 1993 - Metropolis, IL. Players Riverboat casino opens. |
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| 2007 - Greenville, MS. Harlow's Casino opens. |
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