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 November 03, 1996

November 3rd

1996 - Sunday

2006 - French Lick, IN. French Lick casino opens.

November 5th

1996 - Tuesday

1938 - Reno, NV. Harrah's Heart Tango Club opened at 2:00 p.m., at 242 North Virginia Street, in Reno. It was next door to Harold's Club, and a doorway connected the two, allowing Harold's Bar to serve Harrah's customers. When Harrah's lease expired in 1945, the property became part of Harold's Club.

November 6th

1996 - Wednesday

1996 - Greenville, MS. Lighthouse Point Casino opens.

November 7th

1996 - Thursday

1941 - Las Vegas, NV. El Cortez Hotel & Casino opens at 600 East Fremont, downtown Las Vegas.

1995 - Las Vegas, NV. The Landmark closed on August 8, 1990. At 5:35AM on November 7, 1995, the Landmark was demolished in seventeen seconds. The demolition was filmed and used in Mars Attacks! Today, the property which once housed the Landmark is a 2,000 space parking lot for the Las Vegas Convention Center. .

Link to: Landmark Implosion Link to: The Landmark Wikipedia

November 8th

1996 - Friday

1993 - New Orleans, LA. Star casino opens.

November 9th

1996 - Saturday

1965 - Reno, NV. Tom's Card Room, a "local's joint" at 120 East Commercial Row, was licensed for poker.

1990 - Las Vegas, NV. Vacation Village Hotel & Casino opens at 6711 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas Strip.

2006 - Hancock County, MS. Silver Slipper Casino opens.

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