Gaming History - Week of May 24, 2009   May 24th 2009 - Sunday 1955 - Las Vegas, NV.   The Moulin Rouge opened at 900 W. Bonanza Road, in Las Vegas. It was the first interracial hotel/casino in Las Vegas. Notice the murals of can can girls and French Street scenes that adorned the walls. 1967 - Reno, NV.   Raymond I Smith, known as Pappy, passed away. 1994 - Robinsonville, MS.   Sam's Town casino opens. 1995 - Tunica, MS.   Splash Casino closes. 2011 - Atlantic City, NJ.   Golden Nugget Atlantic City is a hotel, casino, and marina located in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Opened in 1985 as Trump's Castle, it was renamed Trump Marina in 1997. Landry's, Inc. purchased the casino from Trump Entertainment Resorts in February 2011, and the sale was approved in late May. Landry's took control of the property on May 23, 2011. Link to: Golden Nugget Website   Link to: Golden Nugget Wikipedia   May 26th 2009 - Tuesday 1973 - Reno, NV.   Eldorado Reno is a hotel and casino in Reno, Nevada. Opened May 26 1973. It anchors a network of connected hotel-casinos in the downtown Reno core that included Circus Circus Reno and Silver Legacy Reno and are owned and operated by Eldorado Resorts. Link to: Eldorado Website   Link to: Eldorado Wikipedia 1978 - Atlantic City, NJ.   Resorts Casino Hotel is a hotel and casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Resorts was the first casino hotel in Atlantic City, becoming the first legal casino outside of Nevada in the United States, when it opened on May 26, 1978. The resort completed an expansion in 2004, adding the 27-story Rendezvous Tower, and underwent renovations in 2011, converting the resort to a Roaring Twenties theme. Link to: Resorts website   Link to: Resorts Wikipedia $20 Chip 1984 - Atlantic City NJ.   Trump Plaza opened on May 14, 1984, as a joint venture between the Trump Organization and Holiday Inn subsidiary Harrah's. Trump built the complex and it was managed by Harrah's and contained 614 rooms, seven restaurants, a health club, a 750-seat showroom and a 60,000 sq.ft. casino all on a narrow 2.6-acre plot of land next to Caesars Atlantic City. Within five months, the Harrah's name was removed from the casino and it became known only as Trump Plaza Part of the reason for this is that Harrah's was commonly associated and attracted low-rolling gamblers, but Trump had built 85 high-roller suites, which were rarely used. Revenue for the seven months it was open in 1984 the casino was placed seventh out of the ten casinos operating in the city at the time, which led to Trump taking over the entire casino from Harrah's. In 1989, the East Tower of the complex was opened, expanding the resort to a total of 906 rooms. The East Tower is a former Holiday Inn constructed in the 1960s, but closed. Link to: Trump Plaza Wikipedia $100 Chip 2005 - Lake Charles, LA.   L'auberge du Lac Casino opens.   May 27th 2009 - Wednesday 1987 - Reno, NV.   Finally, in 1987, the Sundance was sold to Lincoln Management Group (later Fitzgeralds Gaming) and renamed as Fitzgeralds Las Vegas. Link to: Fitzgerald Wikipedia 1994 - Enterprise NV.   Silverton Las Vegas is a 300-room hotel and casino in Enterprise, Nevada, near the southern end of the Las Vegas Valley. Located on an 80-acre (32 ha) site, the hotel's market is California tourists and locals. The 64,701-square-foot (6,010.9 m2) casino is set on a rustic lodge and water motif. It is owned and operated by Ed Roski. Link to: Silverton Casino Website   Link to: Silverton Casino Wikipedia   May 28th 2009 - Thursday 1937 - Reno, NV.   Club Fortune opened at 38-40 East 2nd St., Reno. A napkin from Club Fortune 1977 - Southgate, KY.   The Beverly Hills Supper Club fire in Southgate, Kentucky is the third deadliest nightclub fire in U.S. history. It occurred on the night of May 28, 1977, during the Memorial Day weekend. In the blaze, 165 persons died and over 200 were injured. This nightclub was known to have an illegal casino. Link to: Wikipedia: Beverly Hills Supper Club Fire   May 29th 2009 - Friday 1940 - Reno, NV.   The Swing Club, at 220 North Virginia Street, was licensed for a 21 game. The license expired July 1, 1940. Later this was the site of the Frontier Club.   May 30th 2009 - Saturday 1941 - Reno, NV.   The 116 Club, which had opened in 1939, became licensed for slots, 21 and roulette. The club was located at 116 North Center Street, the former location of the Alpine Club. The club closed in 1955 when their lease wasn't renewed. <=== Previous Week Month Day   Next Week ===>