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Scrubbles

Scrubbles is an earlier version of Bubble Town. Scrubbles was created by Oberon Media, and was released on June 20, 2006.

## Game Description

Scrubbles is the arcade-style puzzle game that will test your wits, not just your reflexes. Join the unforgettable cast of characters for an adventure of bubble-popping proportions. Get all the powerups you can, just watch out for the Danger Zone! 2 gameplay modes. 4 difficulty levels.

A spaceship of rock-based aliens called Lumps invades the home bay of bubble-head creatures.

Scrubbles is a Puzzle Bobble variant with special items and power-ups and humorous characters and dialogue. The game has two game modes:

   Journey - where a plot unfolds and at each level there's an introduction bit by the characters.

   Endless - an arcade mode of increasing difficulty levels.

The gameplay on both modes follows the standards of the genre: on all levels a cluttered screen must be cleared by shooting heads from a cannon at the bottom, matching three or more heads of the same type to make them disappear. Special items can be collected in the same way:

   A sureshot ball with a reticule that allows the player to see where the head is going to land on the screen;

   A hotfoot ball with a fireball that knocks out a row of objects;

   A plunger ball that equips temporally the cannon with a bathroom plunger that retrieves heads from the screen;

   A bomb ball that when matched explodes and destroys the surrounding heads;

   A bubblebubble ball that replaces heads on the screen with one of its own color;

 A crate with a power-up inside that breaks after being hit a fixed amount of times.

There are two types of levels: the normal type, where the top of the screen keeps pushing the heads downwards until they touch the bottom, and ball mode, where all the heads form a spherical shape at the center that keeps rotating with every shot. The player loses when the heads touch the field limit, being the screen bottom or in ball mode the diminishing walls around them.

## Alternative Titles

* "Скраблики" -- *Russian spelling*
* "Bubble Town" -- *iPhone\J2ME\BlackBerry title*
Desert Inn

The Desert Inn was a 715-room Oasis-themed hotel and casino located on 3145 Las Vegas Blvd South on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel opened on April 14, 1950 as the fifth hotel to open on the Las Vegas Strip. It was first owned by Wilbur Clark until Moe Dalitz bought the hotel in 1964. Several more people and corporations owned the company, such as Howard Hughes in 1967, MGM in 1988, Sheraton in 1994, and finally, Starwood Hotels in 1998 until the Desert Inn closed on August 28, 2000. It was later imploded by Steve Wynn to be replaced with the Wynn in 2005.

The Desert Inn was home to the Desert Inn golf course, which is now used as the Wynn's golf course. It also included "Pzazz!" from its early years.
Jane Jensen

Jane Jensen (born Jane Elizabeth Smith; January 28, 1963 in Palmerton, Pennsylvania) is an American video game designer and author. She is famously known as the creator of the *Gabriel Knight* series, and also co-founded Oberon Media and Pinkerton Road video game development companies. Jensen also writes under the name Eli Easton. She is credited in Bubble Town and Scrubbles under Special Thanks in the credits and Development Team.
Sam's Town

Sam's Town is an Old Western-themed hotel, casino, and gambling hall located on the Boulder Strip in Sunrise Manor, Nevada. It is owned by Boyd Gaming and opened in early 1979.

The hotel is home to it's own atrium that includes Mystic Falls, both a fountain and laser show inside the atrium.

## Appearance

Sam's Town is designed to look like an old western town, including multiple buildings on the exterior of the hotel. In fact, the hotel tower itself was made to look like a generic old western hotel.

The atrium is located in the middle of the casino, and has ground made out of fake rocks and wood. Large buildings protrude from the ground up to the atrium's triangular glass ceiling.

## History

Sam's Town can be noted as one of the first hotel and casinos that catered to mostly locals, as it officially opened for business on April Fools Day (April 1), 1979.
Downtown Grand

The Downtown Grand is a 629-room boutique hotel and casino located on 206 N 3rd Street in Downtown Las Vegas. The casino originally opened in 1964 as an Honest John's Casino, and later became Lady Luck. It then closed in 2006 and was left abandoned for almost a decade. It later reopened as the Downtown Grand in 2013 as the Downtown Grand, owned by the CIM Group.

The hotel and casino is known for restaurants such as the Sidebar, Freedom Beat, Triple George Grill, and the Hogs and Heifers Saloon.
Suncoast Hotel and Casino

The Suncoast is a locals hotel and casino located on 9090 Alta Drive in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel is owned by Boyd Gaming and opened in 2000, making it one of the first casinos in Las Vegas to be built in the 2000s. The Suncoast includes a Century Movie Theater, a bowling alley, and a convention space.

## History

### **Construction**

On July of 1998, Coast Resorts announced that a new $145 million hotel and casino named "Sundance" would be constructed as a middle-market locals casino in the Summerlin area. The hotel would be built into three phases. Phase one, costing about $110 million, would include a 240-room hotel tower, a 70,000 square-foot casino, a 14 to 16-screen multiplex movie theater, four restaurants and a 500-seat showroom. The second phases would include another 240-room hotel tower, along with 10,000 square feet of convention space. A bowling alley, bingo section and even child-care facilities were planned for the Sundance. The resort was predicted to open on September 1, 2000.

The location for the hotel and casino was on a 50-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Rampart Boulevard and Alta Drive, so the casino could take advantage and maintain manage of the nearby Badlands and Angel Park golf courses.

On February 24, 1999, it was announced that the Sundance was renamed to the "Suncoast" after a copyright dispute with the Sundance Film Festival emerged.

After the opening of the Orleans Hotel and Casino, Coast Resorts was in debt of over $175 million, due to the hotel not living up to expectations. Standard and Poor's bank facility extended to $200 million to finance the Suncoast, carrying an average interest rate in the 7-percent range.

### **Opening**

Costing a total of $200 million, the Suncoast officially opened for business on September 12, 2000 with a $75,000 fireworks display that lasted four minutes at 7:00 PM. At the time, the hotel and casino boasted 2,100 slot machines and 200 rooms that costed an average rate of $65 per night. An estimated 5,000 people were inside the 80,000 square-foot casino, which was the second one to open in 2000, with the first being the Aladdin (Now Planet Hollywood).
Coin Castle

Coin Castle was a casino located where La Bayou is today on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino was last owned by Herb Pastor and opened on 1970. The castle-themed casino later closed in 1999 to be renovated into the La Bayou, which lasted until 2016.

## History

Coin Castle opened on September 8, 1970. The casino was owned by Don Petit until June 30, 1977. Herbert Pastor later bought out Coin Castle after Petit stopped owning it. This also resulted in Coin Castle becoming a slots only casino.

During it's history, people would sometimes be given personalized key rings, gambling horoscopes, free wine, and more.

When the casino closed in 1999, neon letters, coins, and a statue of a king that once stood over the casino, were all donated to the Neon Museum, and can all now be seen in the main boneyard.
Hello and Welcome!

## **Welcome to the CasinoCyclopedia!**

CasinoCyclopedia is an ever-growing database of casinos from around the United States. While this wiki mainly focuses on casinos in Nevada, we plan on expanding the website as time goes on. This wiki includes casinos, restaurants, attractions, memorabilia, and much more. This wiki was founded by Velvet the Lion (Also known as Jaggy the Jaguar.)DID YOU KNOW...

* The MGM Grand in Las Vegas used to have a lion habitat?
* The Orleans' official mascot is named "Big Al?"
* The Aquarius in Laughlin still has remnants of when it was the Flamingo Laughlin?
* Golden Gate's former Sal Sagev hotel was "Las Vegas" spelt backwards?

## Updates (07/28/2023)

* Rollback home page to pre-2023 layout. Removed Weekly Video.
* Updated Fremont Hotel & Casino
Flamingo Capri

The Flamingo Capri was an 180-room Asian-themed motel located where the Linq is today on 3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The motel was named after it's neighboring hotel and casino, the Flamingo, and opened in 1959.

## History

Flamingo Capri was named after one of the owners of the motel, Bill Capri, with the other owner being George E. Goldberg. Groundbreaking for the motel began on May of 1959 with a prediction for it to open on August 15, 1959, and cost over $180 million to build. The motel opened in 1959, with the original Flamingo Hotel and Casino providing services for guests of the motel.

The Flamingo Capri's original neon sign looked identical to the original Flamingo Hotel's legendary champagne tower, which was removed sometime in the late 1960s.

Funnily enough, the Flamingo Capri advertised a "Venetian canal" within it's property. In reality, it was actually used to disguise the fact that part of the motel was built on top of a flood drain, now part of the Linq's infamous parking lot, known for it's constant flooding.

Eventually in 1971, Ralph Engelstad purchased the Flamingo Capri and added a casino for the motel in 1972. In 1973, Engelstad relocated four of the motel's room buildings to his other property, the Kona Kai Motel, which later became the now demolished Klondike Hotel and Casino in 1976. After that, three new wings, along with a front property to the motel building were added and opened in 1974.

Until 1976, the motel was part of the Best Western Motel chains.

In 1977, a 350-room hotel tower named the "Imperial Palace Tower" was added to the back of the motel, eventually becoming a full-on hotel. This made the Flamingo Capri have a mostly-Asian theme. Just two years later in 1979, the Flamingo Capri completely closed to become the imperial Palace

### **Relations to the Linq**

In 2015, the Linq painted the hotel tower's balconies multiple colors to pay tribute to the Flamingo Capri.
Hard Rock Hotel and Casino

The Hard Rock is a 1,503-room rock and roll-themed hotel and casino located on 4455 Paradise Road near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel opened on March 11, 1995, being the first hotel in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino chain.

The hotel and casino is home to the Nobu Restaurant (Not to be confused with the Nobu Hotel at Caesars Palace) and multiple rock and roll-themed memorabilia, bought on by Stevie Ray Vaughan, who sadly died during a plane crash in August of 1990.

## Additional Information

### **Social Media**

* ***Facebook:*** https://www.facebook.com/hardrockhotellv
* ***Twitter:*** https://twitter.com/hardrockhotellv
* ***Instagram:*** https://www.instagram.com/hardrockhotellv/
* ***YouTube:*** https://www.youtube.com/user/HRHLasVegas
Monte Carlo Club

*Not to be confused with the Monte Carlo on the Las Vegas Strip.*

The Monte Carlo Club was a casino located on 15 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Being the first casino to be owned by Wilbur Clark (Who also owned the Desert Inn) it opened back in 1945, replacing the former Turf Club and later closed in 1956 after changing ownership multiple times. After closure, it became a Denny's.

The casino featured blackjacks, poker, roulette, and even a 24-hour cocktail lounge known as the Monte Carlo Bar. The bar operated even after closure of the casino until 1965.
Stardust Resort and Casino

The Stardust was a outer-space-themed hotel and casino located where Resorts World is on the Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The hotel opened in 1958 and ran until 2006, when it closed and was later imploded in 2007 for the never finished Echelon Place. It was last owned by Boyd Gaming.

The Stardust was and still is considered a legend by long-time locals, as the casino hosted many popular shows and famous gamblers. It was dubbed "Queen of the Strip" throughout its history.

The resort and casino contained 1,552 rooms and a 85,000 square foot casino. It also had its own race and sports book, which was considered one of the best on the Las Vegas Strip. It was also known for its iconic roadside marquee, which stood at 188 feet and was designed by Bob Miller of Ad-Art. Also in the resort were two landscaped pools, a golf course, a wedding chapel, and a 25,000 square foot convention center.
Vegas World Hotel and Casino

* 1991
* 1988
* 1979

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Vegas World was an outer-space themed hotel and casino located where the Stratosphere is today in Las Vegas, Nevada. Throughout it's history, the hotel was owned by Bob Stupak. Vegas World opened in 1979 and closed on February 1, 1995 to merge with the Stratosphere.

## History

### **Early Years**

After the Gambler's Hall of Fame permanently closed, Bob Stupak, with the help of Valley Bank, built a 90-room 8-story tower with the cost of over one million dollars on July 13, 1979.

In 1983, an expansion went underway, adding a 25-story, 400-room hotel tower, complete with a mural of an astronaut voyaging space. The mural set a Guinness World Record for the world's largest mural.

Along with the expansion came a much heavier themed renovation with the casino. Satellites, astronauts, planets, and even a massive Star Trek Enterprises-themed Big Six Wheel was added to the casino.

### **Final Years (1990 - 1995)**

In 1990, another wing was added to the right of the 25-story hotel tower, making the hotel have a total of 932 rooms.

On May 30th, 1991, Vegas World's iconic neon sign was blown over by a massive wind storm. The sign sadly costed too much to repair, and thus was removed.
Cannery Casino and Hotel

* Current
* Original

The Cannery, also known as the Cannery Casino and Hotel, is a 201-room locals hotel and casino located on 2121 East Craig Road in North Las Vegas, Nevada. Owned by Boyd Gaming, the hotel opened back in 2003 and is home to Waverly's Steakhouse. It's only renovation so far was back in 2003.
Continental Hotel and Casino

The Continental was a 370-room hotel and casino located on 4100 Paradise Road near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel and casino opened back in 1981 and later closed after bankruptcy on April 1, 1999 and then reopened as Terrible's Hotel and Casino in 2000, and then Silver Sevens in 2013.
Mecca Slots

Mecca Slots was a tiny casino located where the demolished Golden Goose is today on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino opened back in 1974, being owned by Sylvia Sirotta. It only lasted one year when in 1975, the owner itself sold the casino to Herb Pastor, who later changed the casino to the Golden Goose.

Very little is actually known about the casino, due to it's extremely short run.
Bill's Gamblin' Hall & Saloon

Bill's Gambling Hall was a hotel and casino located on 3595 South Las Vegas Boulevard on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel originally opened in 1979 as the Barbary Coast and later closed in 2013 to become the Cromwell.

## History

In 2007, the Barbary Coast, previously opening in 1979, was bought out by Harrah's Entertainment and closed at 2 A.M., with the hotel still being open. During that time, Harrah's announced that it would be undergoing a name change to Bill's Gamblin' Hall and Saloon, named for the founder of the company, William Harrah. Little renovations would be done, and restaurants including Drai's remained untouched. Despite that, the casino's slot machines were reprogrammed to use Harrah's total rewards program.

The hotel and casino officially reopened at 2 P.M. on March 1, 2007 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
The Linq

The Linq is a 2,000 room hotel and casino located on 3535 South Las Vegas Boulevard in the middle of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel, originally opening in 1959 as the Flamingo Capri, opened in 2014 and is currently owned and operated by Caesars Entertainment. The Linq sits inbetween Harrah's Las Vegas and the Flamingo, and is connected to O'Sheas. It is the direct home of the Linq Promenade, an outdoor shopping center containing various retail spaces and restaurants for guests to indulge and dine in. Behind the Linq is the High Roller, the second largest ferris wheel in the world.

## Previous Names

* Flamingo Capri (1959 - 1979)
* Imperial Palace (1979 - 2012)
* The Quad (2012 - 2014)
* **The Linq** (2014 - Current)
Caesars Palace

* 2010
* 1999
* 1975

Caesars Palace is an iconic hotel and casino located on 3570 South Las Vegas Boulevard on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel and casino opened on 1966 and is currently owned by Caesars Entertainment. It was originally owned by Jay Sarno and Stanley Mallin.

The hotel and casino remains one of the most iconic hotels on the Las Vegas Strip, as it was included in so much of it's history. This includes Frank Sinatra, the Omnimax Theatre, Evel Knievel's multiple fountain jumps, the Forum Shops, and it's very heavy use of Roman Empire-themed architecture. It has even got it's own virtual casino game for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo Entertainment System and other video game consoles in the 1990s.

## History

### **Early Years**

Caesars Palace, owned by Jay Sarno and costing over $25 million to build, had a grand opening on August 5, 1966.

Until 1999, Caesars Palace used soft neon on the exteriors of each hotel tower.

## Additional Information

### **Social Media**

* ***Facebook:*** https://www.facebook.com/caesarspalace
* ***Twitter:*** https://twitter.com/CaesarsPalace
* ***Foursquare:*** https://foursquare.com/v/caesars-palace-hotel--casino/41326e00f964a520da131fe3
* ***YouTube:*** https://www.youtube.com/user/caesarspalace
* ***Instagram:*** https://www.instagram.com/caesarspalace/
Paris Las Vegas

Paris is a French-themed hotel and casino located on 3655 South Las Vegas Blvd on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel is owned by Caesars Entertainment and opened back in 1999.

Paris is both themed and named after the iconic city of Paris in France. It includes famous replicas of different parts of the city, including ever so famous Eiffel Tower, Paris Opera House, and Arc de Triomphe, with the main hotel tower being based off of Hotel de Ville.

The hotel and casino is home to Marylin! The Musical.

## History

### **Before Construction and During Construction**

Originally occupying Paris was a small strip outlet that opened in 1970. The mall included places such as Liquor Locker, Little Caesars Casino, a jewelry store, and a sports book.

In June of 1995, Arthur Goldberg, chairman of the now defunct Bally Entertainment Corp, announced that a Paris-themed resort would be replacing Little Caesars and the rest of the strip mall. It was a project called "Bally's Paris." The strip mall was demolished to make way for the casino

In 1996, after Bally Entertainment was bought by Hilton, Hilton took over construction of the hotel and casino. Groundbreaking on the hotel and casino began on April 17, 1997. It was going to be the sister resort of Bally's.

Originally, the Eiffel Tower was going to be the exact same size as the real one in Paris, France. However, due to issues involving bypassing planes from McCarren Airport, it was later changed to make it so that it would only be half of it's size.

To try to make construction of Paris's locations accurate, the architects of the hotel actually went to the city of Paris in France to study and learn about architecture in the city. For example, the Eiffel Tower in the hotel used fake rivets (it was welded) to make it look like the actual Eiffel Tower in France.

In total, construction of Paris Las Vegas cost $760 million to build.

### **Grand Opening and Early Years**

After about 3 years of construction, Paris Las Vegas officially opened on September 1, 1999 at 10:10. A fireworks show that took place on the Eiffel Tower was held. After that, the lights on the Eiffel Tower were turned on for a more dramatic effect. 4,000 VIPs entered the casino for a private party before the grand opening, but during the opening, an estimated 35,000 people entered Paris.

While the grand opening was fun for most of the people in Las Vegas, it wasn't for an employee of Pyro Spectaculars Rialto, the company who created the fireworks show. That person fell from the Eiffel Tower only a few hours after the fireworks show and broke his thigh bone.
Boardwalk Hotel and Casino

The Boardwalk, formerly known as the Holiday Inn Casino Boardwalk, was a 653-room Coney Island-themed hotel and casino located on 3750 Las Vegas Blvd South on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The casino originally opened as a Holiday Inn hotel in 1966, and was eventually renamed to the Slot Joynt in 1980. It then became the Viscount Hotel in 1985. It finally became the Boardwalk in 1988, with a complete facade change in 1996 to add to the theme. It then closed and imploded on January 9, 2006 to be replaced with MGM Resorts International's City Center property.
Silver City

Silver City was a casino located near the Las Vegas Convention Center on the right side of the Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The casino was owned by Circus Circus Entertainment, and originally, Major Riddle and opened in 1974. The old western-themed casino closed in 1999 to make way for the new Silver City Plaza. Multiple small stores and a Ross currently occupies the casino.

## History

Silver City was created off of Riata Casino, which opened in 1973 and only lasted one year until closure. Major Riddle bought the Riata and reopened it in 1974 as Silver City, which was named after one of Las Vegas's nicknames. When it opened, it was the first ever casino on the Las Vegas Strip to allow smoking.

In 1979, Circus Circus Entertainment bought the casino for $30 million. Two years later, Silver City began an expansion and changed it's exterior to fit to a more western-themed casino. It's signs went from a sky-blueish color to red, and a reader board and ticker was added.

In 1991, Silver City removed it's target of being the first casino to allow smoking by making the casino smoke free. This garnered a very negative reception, and was the rule was lifted later on.

On August 19, 1999, Circus Circus announced that Silver City would be closing for good on October 31 of the same year. This was because of the fact that the casino was on a rented property. Later, on the same month, Brugnara Corporation, owned by Luke Brugnara, purchased Silver City for almost $30 million. Originally, Brugnara wanted to convert the casino into a San Fransisco-themed hotel casino with over 32,000 square feet and 2,000 rooms. It was also going to include a 40,000 square feet retail center within the next five years. This proved to be a fail, as Brugnara could not obtain a gaming license from Nevada on time and Silver City officially closed.

The casino was completely demolished, with the only remaining part being a sign located next to the Encore, albeit the sign being completely stripped of its bulbs and neon. Multiple stores, especially a Ross clothing store, opened where the Silver City was. Because of this, The multiple stores are now known as the Silver City Plaza.

The exterior of the casino in the early 1980s, before it was remodeled.Destruction on part of the casino in 1999.
Gustavus III of Wolfsberg

Coat of Arms of the Wolfsberg Dynasty

In Wolfsberg History, **Gustavus III of Wolfsberg** (born Gustavus Ludwig Wolfsberg: January 31, 1921-March 23, 2016) was the Emperor of the Wolfsberg Empire from January 24, 1965, to his death on March 23, 2016.

While pushing the Wolfsberg Empire to a Conservative direction on abortion, the war on drugs, and immigration, he pushed support for LGBT Rights and promoted the Social liberal model of Christianity by repeatedly condemning sodomy laws, laws against same-sex marriage, and repeatedly praising laws barring sexual orientation discrimination. In 2015, he praised the United States' *Obergefell v. Hodges*, making Gustavus III an LGBT Icon for the Wolfsberg Empire's LGBT Community.

In the later years of his reign, Gustavus III called for Immigration Equality, Environmental Protection, and economic policies crippling economic inequality.
Barbary Coast Hotel and Casino

* 2007
* 1999
* 1979
* Original Rendering

The Barbary Coast was a hotel and casino located between the Flamingo and Bally's on the northeast corner of Flamingo (Dunes) Rd. and Las Vegas Boulevard South (the Las Vegas Strip) in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel was built by Michael Gaughan in 1979, and it was sold to Boyd Gaming in 2004. The hotel was closed temporarily and reopened as Bill's Gambling Hall and Saloon.

The Barbary Coast was home to Drai’s After Hours, a restaurant and after-hours nightclub that is still open to this day.

## History

### **Construction and Grand Opening**

Michael Gaughan built the 9-story hotel and 30,000 square foot casino on the former site of the demolished Desert Villa Motel. The Barbary Coast opened on March 2, 1979.

### **Gaughan Years**

In 1987, a McDonald's opened in the basement-level of the casino, complete with its own message board. The McDonald's later closed in 1996.

In 1997, Victor Drai officially opened Drai's, a restaurant located in the space McDonald’s once occupied. In 2000, the restaurant added a wildly successful after-hours nightclub and became Drai's After Hours.

Somewhere in the late 90s, the burgundy color of the hotel tower was repainted white. It was repainted again back to its original color in the early 2000s.

### **Boyd Years**

In 2004, Boyd Gaming bought Coast Casinos, Inc., which included the Barbary Coast and three other casinos: The Orleans, Gold Coast, and Sun Coast for $1.3 billion.

In 2006, Boyd Gaming traded the Barbary Coast to Harrah's Entertainment (now known as Caesars Entertainment) in exchange for twenty-four acres of land on the north end of the Las Vegas Strip, near the former site of the Stardust Hotel and Casino, expanding the site to a total of 87 acres. The site was originally intended for a Boyd casino project named Echelon Place. Construction on Echelon Place began in 2007, but was halted in 2008 due to worsening economic conditions. In 2013, The Genting Group paid $350 million for the site in order to build Resorts World Las Vegas.

### **Closing**

Once Harrah's Entertainment took possession of the hotel, it was closed for a few days, and reopened as Bill's Gambling Hall and Saloon, as a tribute to Harrah’s founder William Harrah. Many of the hotel's signs were dismantled, with some being donated to the Neon Museum.

Former: South Point ║ Stardust ║ Barbary Coast
M Resort

The M Resort is a 390-room boutique hotel, spa, and casino located on 12300 Las Vegas Blvd S (8.5 miles away from the beginning of the Las Vegas Strip) in Henderson, Nevada. The hotel is currently owned by the Gaming and Leisure Properties company and opened on March 1, 2009, with Penn National Gaming being its main operating license owner. The boutique hotel includes a 92,000-square-foot (8,500 m2) casino and includes restaurants such as Anthony's, Marinelli's, and the Hostile Grape Wine Lounge.

## History

On June 1, 2007, Anthony Marnell III purchased an 80 acre lot on Las Vegas Boulevard South and St. Parkway for a new resort and began the groundbreaking of a new resort named the "M". With a predicted cost of $700 million, the new resort was planned to have
Grand Canal Shoppes

The Grand Canal Shoppes is the Venetian and Palazzo's main shopping mall located on 3377 Las Vegas Boulevard on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The mall opened with the Venetian in 1999 and is currently owned and managed by the Brookfield Properties Retail Group.

The mall includes canals with ridable gondola's that go outside both the mall and the Venetian.

## History

The property was developed by the Las Vegas Sands company and opened with the Venetian Las Vegas on May 3, 1999.
Hooters Casino Hotel

Hooters is a South Seas-themed 696-room hotel and casino located on 115 East Tropicana Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel is currently owned by the Trinity Hotel Investors and originally opened in 1976 as a Howard Johnsons Hotel, later going through multiple name and theme changes such as the Treasury, Hotel San Remo, Polynesian, 20th Century, and Pacifica.

Sadly, the casino has the lowest gaming revenue for your average Las Vegas Strip casino, only garnering $24,950,887 for casino revenue.

## History

### **Before Hooters (1973 - 2005)**

In 1973, the hotel and casino opened as a Howard Johnson's hotel. In 1975, it became the Paradise Hotel, and was later renamed to the 20th Century Hotel and Casino in 1977. In 1979, it was bought out by Herb Pastor and became the Treasury, a hotel and casino that catered to the homosexual community. In July of 1985, it lost it's casino and was renamed to the Pacifica Hotel. After that, it was renamed to the Polynesian to try to drive away the hotel from the gay community. It later became bankrupt and was then bought out by Japanese investor Sukeaki Izumi for $30 million and became the French Riviera-themed Hotel San Remo. A new tower was added sometime after 1995.
Aliante

Aliante, originally named "Aliante Station" is a Desert-themed 200-room hotel and casino located on 7300 North Aliante Parkway in North Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel and casino opened back in 2008 and is currently owned by Boyd Gaming.

The casino includes a movie theatre, the Medley Buffet, etc...

## History

### **Opening and Station Casinos Ownership**

On December 20, 2005, Station Casinos officially announced that a new hotel and casino would be constructed on North Las Vegas.
Red Rock Casino, Resort & Spa

Red Rock is an 830-room resort and casino located on 11011 West Charleston Boulevard in Summerlin, Nevada. The hotel is owned by the Station Casinos corporation and opened back in 2006. The hotel is named after Red Rock Mountains, due to how close they both are to each other, not to mention it's desert theme being thrown in with the casino's modernity. This resort is also Station Casino's flagship property, since it's company is headquartered inside the property.

The casino is known for it's controversial past during construction, with many people thinking that Red Rock would ruin the normal lives for the locals in Summerlin.

## History

### **Construction**

On October 9, 2003, Station Casinos announced that new hotel, casino, and entertainment complex would be built at Charleston Boulevard and the Las Vegas Beltway in Summerlin named "Red Rock Station". The new hotel would include a 23-story tower and two 15-story towers in phases, containing 1,000 hotel rooms and 500 time-share units, including a 90,000 square feet casino, a 3,404-space parking garage, 344,890 square feet of office space, retail shops, restaurants, movie theatre, and an amiptheater.

Originally, an outdoor reflective pool was planned for the hotel, but was rejected by Clark County's planning staff, saying that it would violate adopted drought ordinances.

Despite approval for the new hotel and casino, criticism ensued by locals of Summerlin and the nearby Red Rock Canyon immediately, most of it concerning how the new 300-feet towers could obstruct views of the nearby mountains.

Groundbreaking for Red Rock Station began on April 2004, with an expected $400 million cost. Planned was a nightclub, 10 restaurants, a 16-screen Regal Cinemas, a childcare facility, and a "backyard" area including a pool-side cafe and two pool-side bars. The resort, which planned to cater towards both locals and tourists was scheduled to open late 2005. The resort was also planned to employee more than 2,000 employees.

Later in 2004, issues with the height of the hotel were being held. 32 feet of the hotel's tower was shaved off to resort with the city's height limit. At the time, the city's zoning limit was less than 100 feet and no more than 1,000 rooms.

During construction, a new 365-room expansion was being added to the hotel tower. This added a total of 830 rooms and a much smoother curve to the tower.
Sassy Sally's

Sassy Sally's was a saloon located where the Mermaids used to be on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. The saloon was owned by Herb Pastor throughout it's entire history, opening in 1981 and officially closed in 1999, with the Mermaids replacing the saloon. Sassy Sally's is named after Herb Pastor's kids' babysitter, who is also mistaken for being the name for Vegas Vickie, the neon cowgirl on top of Glitter Gulch, which sat next to the saloon.

During Sassy Sally's history, you could get your name in a part of the Las Vegas News newspaper.

Today, one of the large signs that was situated on the building can be seen at the Neon Museum.
Fitzgerald's Hotel and Casino

* 2009
* 1993
* Original Rendering

The Fitzgerald's was a hotel and casino located where The D is today in the beginning of the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas. The casino was originally the Sundance until 1987, when the casino reopened as the Fitzgerald's, which operated until 2012, when it became The D.

One of the most interesting and unique properties about the Fitzgerald's was that inside of the casino was what was called, "The Chunk of the Blarney Stone", which people would kiss for free for good luck.

## History

Fitzgerald's, which was originally the Sundance, officially opened in 1987. At the time, the hotel and casino was owned by Lincoln Management Group (now known as Fitzgeralds Gaming)

Majestic Star Casino LLC, owned by Don Barden, bought the Fitzgerald's, along with other Fitzgerald's casinos in Mississippi and Colorado in 2001, making it the first time an African-American person to own a casino in the Las Vegas area. He also owned the casino all the way until his death in early 2011.

On may of 2002, it was announced that during a renovation, the giant 34-foot statue of the Fitzgerald's mascot, Mr. O'Lucky, would taken down piece by piece by the end of the month and taken to the Neon Museum. Plans also called for a new 32-seat outdoor dining area situated under the Fremont Street Experience canopy, along with new carpeting and wallpaper throughout the hotel and casino. Sadly, sometime in 2008, the leprechaun statue caught on fire in the boneyard, leaving only the wire frame remaining. A group of homeless men living illegally inside the boneyard were to blame.

Several months after Don Barden's death in early 2011, the ownership of the Fitzgerald's went to Derek and Greg Stevens, who are also owners of the nearby Golden Gate Hotel and Casino. Only one year later in the fall of 2012, Derek and Greg Stevens officially announced that the casino was no more, and it would be fully renovated and renamed into "The D."

On November of 2010, the Fitzgerald's went to court after the operator, Majestic Star Casino LLC filed suit in the U.S. District Court in Las Vegas. The suit, filed by atorney John Krieger of the Las Vegas office of law firm Lewis and Roca LLP, was for an alleged trademark infringement over the hotel's website, www.fitzgeraldslasvegas.net. The stolen website address was registered in March of 2009. The defendants were Hambledon N.V., Smart Answer S.A., and Susan Gonzales, who were all doing business in Panama, as the lawsuit says.

After the Fitzgerald's became The D, multiple signs were donated to the Neon Museum, which would open only a few months later.

## Thematic Influence

The Fitzgerald's is heavily themed off of the country and culture of Ireland, including four-leaf clovers, which according to mythology, can bring good luck. The entire casino itself has a heavy use of the colors green and gold, with pots of gold, leprechauns (Including the hotel and casino's mascot), and rainbows are also present.
Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel

Debbie Reynolds, also known as the Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel, was a Hotel and Casino owned by, of course, Debbie Reynolds herself. The hotel was previously the riverboat-themed Paddlewheel, and before that, the Royal Inn. The hotel includes many Debbie Reynolds memorabilia, and opened in 1993. The hotel officially closed in 1997 to be renovated into the Greek Isles Hotel and Casino.

The hotel was home to Star Theatre, a 500-seat theatre that showcased Debbie Reynolds herself and other popular actors. There was also a movie museum that showcased Reynold's movie prop collection.

## History

After the Paddlewheel closed, Debbie Reynolds bought the hotel and renovated the entire building into a movie theater-like hotel named after herself. (i.e the "paddlwheel" was replaced with a movie reel) The original bingo parlor was replaced with the Star Theater, and a movie museum was added next to it. The hotel and casino officially opened in 1993.

The movie museum was made to showcase Debbie Reynold's extensive collection of MGM Movie-related props and costumes.

In 1994, the hotel received the First Annual Liberace Legend Award (a silver candelabra representing Liberace's own trademark).

In 1997, after just a short 4 year run, Debbie Reynolds Hollywood Hotel filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, and officially closed. Before closing, a liquidation sale was hosted for the hotel's last days. The hotel was later reopened as the Greek Isles Hotel, and all of it's movie theater-like props were stripped off the building. Today, the only remaining signage for the hotel and casino are two neon signs for the hotel that can be seen in the Neon Museum.
Sundance Hotel and Casino

Sundance was a 650-room hotel and casino located on 301 Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas. Opening in 1980, the hotel was owned by Moe Dalitz. It closed in 1987 after being forced by the Gaming Commission to sel to become the Fitzgerald's, and later The D in 2012.

Although the hotel was owned by Moe Dalitz, it was normally run by Herb Pastor and Al Sachs, who ran Sundance West, which possibly inspired the hotel's name and logo.
Hôtel San Rémo

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### Website

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Hôtel San Rémo, simplified as San Remo, was an Italian-themed hotel and casino located on 115 East Tropicana Avenue near the Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel originally opened in 1972 as the Howard Johnson Hotel, and is now known as the Hooters.

The hotel was owned by Sukeaki Izumi, opening in 1989 and closing in 2006 to become Hooters Casino Hotel, now known as Oyo Las Vegas.

## History

In 1989, the Polyesnian Hotel, which originally opened in 1973 as the Howard Johnson Hotel, was purchased by Japanese industrialist Sukeaki Izumi for $30 million. The Polynesian-theme was replaced with the theme of an Italian Riviera. The hotel was named after Sanremo, a city in Italy.

In 2004, Hooters bought the San Remo and announced that it would be renovating all of it's rooms and theme. Today, much of the original architecture and design from the San Remo still exists today, although with multiple Oyo brandings.
Sundance West

El Sach's Sundance West, also known as just "Sundance West" was a casino located on 32 on Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. Opening in 1976 and closing 1980, the casino was the inspiration for the Sundance Hotel and Casino, which later became Fitzgerald's, and finally, The D. It closed in 1980 and was later purchased by Herb Pastor in 1981 to become Sassy Sally's.

Sundance West was owned by Allan D. Sachs.
The Venetian

The Venetian is a 4,000 Venice-themed mega-resort located next to the Palazzo and Casino Royale on the right side of the Strip in Paradise, Nevada, where the Sands Hotel and Casino once stood. The massive resort opened in 1999 and is currently owned by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

The Venetian is home of several attractions, such as the Grand Canal Shoppes, which shares property with the Venetian's sister hotel, the Palazzo. There's also gondola rides that go through both the outside and inside of the hotel.
La Bayou

La Bayou was a Louisiana-themed slots-only casino located on 15 East Fremont Street, on the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino was first owned by Herb Pastor and opened in 1999 after a long range of name changes. It closed on June 27, 2016 after being bought by Derek and Greg Stevens and was later demolished to make way for part of the Circa Resort and Casino.

## History

### **Before La Bayou**

First occupying the casino was the Northern Hotel in 1912, later being replaced with the Northern Club in 1942. Only lasting a year later, the casino was replaced with the Turf Club, which included its own bar. In 1945, just one year after opening, the Turf Club was replaced with the Monte Carlo Club. In 1956, it was replaced with the iconic Coin Castle Casino, which lasted almost 30 years.

### **Opening**

On June 14, 1999, Herb Pastor announced that the Coin Castle casino would undergo a $6 million renovation into a Louisiana-themed casino named "La Bayou", complete with 26 types of daiquiris and a Pommes Frites, which was a restaurant chain from New York City. This, along with transforming Sassy Sally's into Mermaids went underway. The signs for Coin Castle, such as the coins, the lettering, and the king that was situated on top of the building were donated to the Neon Museum.
Aladdin Hotel and Casino

The Aladdin was an Arabian-themed hotel and casino located on 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd, where Planet Hollywood currently sits today on the Las Vegas Strip, in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel originally opened in 1962 as the Tally Ho and became the Aladdin in 1967. It was imploded in 1997 to make way for the new Aladdin Resort and Casino project, which opened in 2000 and became Planet Hollywood in 2007. Today, two of it's signs are both located within the Neon Museum's boneyard.
Trolley Stop Casino

The Trolley Stop was a small casino located next to the Lady Luck in Downtown Las Vegas. The casino was owned by United Gaming and opened in 1990. The casino later closed in 1995. One part of the neon "trolley" on top of the building can be found in the Neon Museum.

The Trolley Stop included a Burger King, in which it's sign came down after the casino closed.
Planet Hollywood Las Vegas

Planet Hollywood is a Hollywood-themed hotel and casino located at 3667 S Las Vegas Blvd on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel is currently owned by Caesars Entertainment and has a total of 2,567 rooms. it originally opened as the Arabian-themed Aladdin in 1966 as a different casino, which was then imploded in 1998 to make way for the new Aladdin. it became Planet Hollywood in 2007.

The hotel is known for the Miracle Mile Shops, an indoor shopping mall that contains about a mile of outlet stores and a showroom theater.
Rainbow Club

The Rainbow Club and Casino is a slots-only casino located on 122 South Water Street in Henderson, Nevada. The casino first opened in 1967 and has been owned by the resort company, Peppermill Resorts since 1987. It is known for the Images Restaurant, which is located inside the casino and was formerly known for its long hours and wide variety of breakfast options. The Rainbow Club is also home to "Promise" a large mural designed by Ozzy Villiate that displays a colorful history of the city of Henderson and its possible future.
Eastside Cannery

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* Original

The Eastside Cannery is a 300-room locals hotel and casino located at 5255 Boulder Hwy on the Boulder Strip in Sunrise Manor, Nevada. The hotel is owned by Boyd Gaming and opened in 2005, replacing the previous Nevada Palace. The hotel was named after the Cannery Hotel, which opened on January 3, 2003 on the opposite side of the hotel and casino.

It contains its own special events ballroom, a restaurant, the Cannery Row Buffet, and two bars.

## History

After Nevada Palace, the previous hotel, was bought out by Cannery Casino Resorts, it was announced by the CEOs, Bill Paulos and Bill Wortman that the hotel would be demolished to make way for a new hotel and casino known as the "Eastside Cannery." After Nevada Palace was demolished, ground broke for the new hotel and casino on April 30, 2007. It was planned to cost $250 million and would include 307 hotel rooms, a 65,000 square-foot casino, a 20,000 feet meeting space, five restaurants, a spa, and a lounge located on top of the hotel tower.

The Eastside Cannery fully opened at 8:00 p.m. on August 28, 2008

The hotel's interiors and rooms were made to look like a vintage Las Vegas hotel and casino. This included beaded curtains, geometric tile accents, etc, while the exterior is surrounded by LEDs wrapping around the hotel's tower, which is shaped like an industrial factory, similar to the original Cannery.
Silver Palace

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Silver Palace was a modern-themed casino located on 32 East Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada. The casino was owned and operated by the Spinning Wheel Corporation and opened on June 8, 1956. It later closed in 1964 to be renovated into the Carousel Casino. Today, it is known as the Mermaids Casino.

The Silver Palace included a total of two hundred slot machines, three dice tables, five 21 tables, a Keno board, and a roulette wheel.

The casino included a V-shaped bar located on the first floor. The bar included nightly stage performances.

## History

Construction of the Silver Palace began in 1955, with the casino officially opening in 1956.

When Silver Palace opened on June 8, 1956, it was the first ever casino on Fremont Street to include two floors. It was also the first building in Southern Nevada to include escelators. Not to mention that it was also said to be the most modern-looking building in Las Vegas.

In 1959, Silver Palace introduced Wild Thunderbird slot machines.

In 1964, the casino closed to be renovated and renamed to the Carousel.
Delano Hotel

The Delano is Mandalay Bay's sister hotel located right next to the Mandalay Bay off of the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The hotel has over 1,100 rooms and originally opened in 2003 as THEHotel.

The Delano, just like the Mandalay Bay, is owned by MGM Resorts International.

## History

### **As THEHotel**

Back on October 15, 2003, the now defunct Mandalay Resort Group announced that a $200 million new 42-story tower with 1,118 rooms would be built next adjacent to the Mandalay Bay. The new tower would be called "THEHotel at Mandalay Bay." THEHotel would offer a completely different experience from the Mandalay Bay, yet offer the same designs and perks.

At the time, THEHotel had the Mandalay Bay's name on top of the 42-story tower. It was changed to THEHotel's name in 2006, with both capital and lowercase letters instead of all capitals on the Mandalay Bay.

## **As the Delano**

On October 6, 2012, MGM Resorts International announced that THEHotel would be completely renamed into Delano Las Vegas. Every single suite in the tower was redesigned, and the signage on the top of the building was changed to all capital letters. The hotel reopened on September 2, 2014.
Palace Station

Palace Station is a 1,028-room Palace-themed hotel and casino owned and operated by Station Casinos and is located on 2411 West Sahara Avenue near the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, Nevada. The hotel first opened on July 1, 1976 as The Casino, and later Bingo Palace in 1977. It officially became Palace Station in 1984. Despite recent renovations starting in 2016 completely de-theming the casino, parts of it's original railroad and palace theme still remains.

The hotel and casino often gears towards a mostly Asian-crowd, possibly due to it's location being near Las Vegas's Chinatown.
Nob Hill Casino

Nob Hill was a casino located on 3411 Las Vegas Blvd South, where Casino Royale currently resides on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. The casino opened back in 1978, advertising it as having the world's most liberal dollar slots with a payback of 97.4% It was tucked in between a Denny's restaurant and a Travelodge Motel. It closed in 1990, along with the Denny's and Travelodge to reopen in 1993 as Casino Royale.