The Museum of Gaming History

Museum of Gaming History
An Educational Project of The Casino Chip & Gaming Token Collectors Club, Inc.
An IRS approved 501 (c) (3) Tax Exempt Not-For-Profit Corporation

Dedicated to the preservation and education of Gaming History

Gaming History - Week of March 02, 2025

March 2nd

2025 - Sunday

1966 - Las Vegas, NV. Foxy's Casino opens at 2423 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip.

1979 - Las Vegas, NV. Barbary Coast opens at 3595 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the Las Vegas Strip.

Link to: Barbary Coast Wikipedia

1999 - Las Vegas, NV. Mandalay Bay opens at 3950 Las Vegas Blvd. South, on the site of the old Hacienda Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas. Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino is a 43-story luxury hotel and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, owned and operated by MGM Resorts International.

Link to: Mandalay Bay Wikipedia Link to: Mandalay Bay Website

March 3rd

2025 - Monday

1945 - Las Vegas, NV. S. S. Rex Club opens at 128 East Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas - becomes the Rex Club.

March 5th

2025 - Wednesday

1945 - Las Vegas, NV. Spinning Wheel Casino opens on Las Vegas Strip, closes a few months later.

1947 - Las Vegas, NV. The Trap Casino opens, Las Vegas Strip, closes in less than a year.

March 7th

2025 - Friday

1946 - Reno, NV. The White Horse Bar opened at 6295 South Virginia Street, a bar that offered slots and 21 from 1946-1947, then again from 1956-1957. The gaming closed in April 1957.

1947 - Las Vegas, NV. Big Hat Casino opens, Las Vegas Strip.

2023 - Reno, NV. The Sands Regency Casino becomes the J Resort.

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