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| 1938 - Reno, NV. Harrah's Plaza Tango was licensed for one tango (bingo) game. Harrah's Plaza Tango was located at 14 East Commercial Row, next to the Wine House. It was the second tango parlor opened by Bill Harrah, in Reno. It closed after two months. |
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| 1938 - Reno, NV. The Monte Carlo cocktail lounge opened at 218 Sierra Street, in the Ames Hotel. It offered 21, craps and roulette for approximately six months. |
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| 1941 - Reno, NV. The Mint opened at 210 North Virginia Street, former location of the Block N Club. The Mint closed in August of 1942. In 1946 Bill Harrah opened his first full casino at this site. |
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| 1943 - Reno, NV. Acme Bar opened at 268 North Virginia Street, Reno. Closed January 10, 1944. |
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| 1944 - Reno, NV. The Tropics, at 130 North Center Street, was licensed for 21, roulette, craps and big-6. Formerly the site of the Dog House, the site was redecorated with a tropical Hawaiian Island theme. The Tropics wasn't licensed after July 1, 1946, and it closed in February of 1947. |
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| 1948 - Reno, NV. Harlem Club opened at 221 East Douglas Alley, in Reno. In 1968 the name was changed to the Soul Club, which operated until 1977. |
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| 1948 - Reno, NV. Jim's Bar opened at 135 East Second Street, where one 21 game operated until April 1, 1949. |
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| 1948 - Reno, NV. The Mesa opened on the Mount Rose Highway, offering slots, roulette and 21, in addition to dining and dancing. |
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| 1948 - Reno, NV. The Rancho Bar opened at 3310 South Virginia Street, offering slots, 21 and roulette. The club operated until September 30, 1950. . |
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| Swede Collet was one of the owners of the Rancho Bar |
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| 1955 - Reno, NV. The Primadonna Club opened at 241 North Virginia Street...the first major casino allowed to cross the "red line" and operate on the west side of Virginia Street. In July of 1964 five showgirl statues were placed on the club's marquee; the center statue was 35 feet tall, the other four were each approximately 20 feet. Ernie Primm sold the Primadonna to the Del Webb Corporation in 1974. The Webb Corporation ran the Primadonna until 1979, when it was absorbed into Del Webb's Sahara Reno. On December 31, 1981, the Hilton Hotel Corporation purchased all of the Sahara Reno property. |
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| 1957 - Reno, NV. The Coral Reef opened at the former site of Colbrandt. |
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| 1958 - Las Vegas, NV. Stardust Hotel & Casino opens at 3000 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip - at the time, the world's largest motel. |
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| 1963 - Las Vegas, NV. Lady Luck Hotel & Casino opens at 206 North 3rd Street, downtown Las Vegas. |
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| 1965 - Reno, NV. The Sands Motel opened at 345 North Arlington Avenue, with three slot machines. In March of 1970 the Sands received the approval to install 415 slot machines. By 1977 blackjack and keno had been added to the casino. The hotel and the casino both continued to grow, and on April 1, 1981, Mr. C's Casino opened in the Sands...not a new casino, just a new name for the casino which had been known as the Sands Plaza. In 1999 the Cladianos family, the original owners of the Sands, sold their shares to Sapphire Gaming LLC. . |
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| 1965 - Reno, NV. The Whistle Stop opened at 275 North Virginia Street, the former location of Poor Pete's. Whistle Stop closed in 1966. |
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| 1967 - Las Vegas, NV. Bonanza Hotel & Casino opens at 3645 Las Vegas Blvd. South - later to be the site of the original MGM Grand Hotel & Casino. |
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| 1968 - Reno, NV. The Silver Spur Casino opened at 221 North Virginia Street, where it operated for 13 years. Late in the 1980's the Silver Spur was sold to Bob Cashell, who operated it as part of his Horseshoe Club until 1995. |
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| 1969 - Las Vegas, NV. Landmark Hotel & Casino opens at 364 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas. |
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| 1969 - Reno, NV. The Money Tree opened at 211 North Virginia Street, owned by Charles Mapes. Due to the success of the Money Tree, Mapes built an expansion that opened on July 1, 1978...the same time that Reno's Circus Circus and the Sahara Reno opened. The sudden increase in the amount of available gaming and hotel rooms, without an equal increase in customers, meant severe financial problems for some of the casinos in Reno- including the Money Tree. In December of 1982 the Money Tree Closed. |
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| 1970 - Las Vegas, NV. Little Caesars Casino opens at 3665 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip. |
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| 1971 - Las Vegas, NV. Flamingo Hilton Hotel & Casino opens at 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip. |
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| 1972 - Las Vegas, NV. Royal Inn Casino opens at 305 Convention Center Drive. 1st casino owned by Michael Gaughan and Frank Toti. |
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| Opening week ad from Fabulous Las Vegas Magazine |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. Las Vegas Hilton Hotel & Casino opens at 3000 Paradise Road. |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. Riata Casino opens at 3001 Las Vegas Blvd. South, later becomes Silver City - Las Vegas Strip. |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. Flamingo Capri Casino opens at 3535 Las Vegas Blvd. South, becomes Imperial Palace in 1979. |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. Mecca Club opens downtown Las Vegas, closes in 5 months. |
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| 1974 - Las Vegas, NV. Nevada Hotel opens at 235 South Main St., Las Vegas. |
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| 1976 - Las Vegas, NV. Sundance West Casino opens at 32 East Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas, the former site of Gambler's Hall of Fame, future site of Sassy Sally's and Mermaids. |
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| 1976 - Reno, NV. Gold Dust East opens at 34 West Second Street, Reno. |
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| 1977 - Las Vegas, NV. Bingo Palace Hotel & Casino opens at 2540 Rancho Road, Las Vegas. |
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| 1977 - Las Vegas, NV. El Inca Casino opens at 4600 Paradise Road, Las Vegas. Closes exactly two years later. |
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| 1977 - Las Vegas, NV. Maxim Hotel & Casino opens at 160 East Flamingo Road, Las Vegas. |
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| 1978 - Las Vegas, NV. Big Nickel Casino opens at 400 East Ogden, downtown Las Vegas. |
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| 1978 - Las Vegas, NV. Holiday International Hotel & Casino opens at 300 North Main Street, downtown Las Vegas. Later this will be the location of Main Street Station. |
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| 1978 - Las Vegas, NV. Ambassador Hotel & Casino opens at 377 East Flamingo, Las Vegas. |
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| 1978 - Las Vegas, NV. Nob Hill Casino opens at 3411 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip, later becomes Casino Royale. |
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| 1978 - Reno, NV. Circus Circus opened at 500 North Virginia St., Reno. |
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| 1978 - Reno, NV. The Sahara Reno opened at 255 South Virginia Street with 900 slot machines, 79 table games and keno. The property was owned by the Del Webb Corporation. Never financially sound, the Sahara Reno was sold to the Hilton Corporation on December 29, 1981, and the property operated as the Flamingo Hilton. |
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| 1980 - Las Vegas, NV. Slot Joynt Casino opens at 3750 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip, later becomes Boardwalk Hotel & Casino. |
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| 1980 - Reno, NV. Golden Resort Hotel & Casino opens at 567 West Fourth Street, the former location of the Reef Hotel. It closes after less than 11 months. |
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| 1982 - Las Vegas, NV. Paddlewheel Hotel & Casino opens at 305 Convention Center Drive, Las Vegas. |
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| 1982 - Las Vegas, NV. San Remo Hotel & Casino opens at 115 East Tropicana, had been Polynesian, Las Vegas. |
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| 1983 - Las Vegas, NV. Palace Station Hotel & Casino opens at 2411 West Sahara, Las Vegas - was Bingo Palace. |
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| 1989 - Las Vegas, NV. O'Shea's Casino opens at 3555 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip . |
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| 1989 - Reno, NV. Flamingo Hilton opened at 255 North Sierra St, Reno. |
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| 1993 - Las Vegas, NV. Debbie Reynolds' Hotel & Casino opens at 305 Convention Center Drive, had been the Paddlewheel, off-strip Las Vegas . |
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| 1994 - Philadelphia, MS. Silver Star Casino opens. |
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| 1995 - Lake Charles, LA. Isle of Capri casino opens. |
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| 1997 - Atlantic City, NJ. Bally's Wild Wild West casino opens as an adjunct to Bally's Park Place. . |
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| 2000 - Lula, MS. Isle of Capri casino opens. |
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| 2000 - Natchez, MS. Isle of Capri casino opens. |
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| 2000 - Coahoma, MS. Lady Luck Casino closes. |
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| 2002 - Bossier City, LA. Boomtown casino opens. |
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| July 2nd |
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| 2012 - Monday |
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| 1946 - Reno, NV. The Piccadilly opened at 233 North Virginia Street, the former location of the Virginia Bar. In late 1952 the Piccadilly was sold, it reopened as the Nugget. |
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| A magazine ad from February, 1948 |
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| 1969 - Las Vegas, NV. International Hotel & Casino opens at 3000 Paradise Road, Las Vegas - soon to become Las Vegas Hilton. |
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| 1971 - Las Vegas, NV. Union Plaza Hotel & Casino opens at #1 Main Street, downtown, on site of the old Las Vegas railroad station. |
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| 1973 - Las Vegas, NV. Holiday Hotel & Casino opens at 3475 Las Vegas Blvd. South, center-Strip, Las Vegas. |
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| July 3rd |
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| 2012 - Tuesday |
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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. Borgata casino opens. |
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| July 4th |
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| 2012 - Wednesday |
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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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| 2012 - Friday |
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| 1991 - Las Vegas, NV. El Rancho Hotel & Casino closes on Las Vegas Strip - originally the Thunderbird, then Silverbird. |
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| July 7th |
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| 2012 - Saturday |
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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
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