Question of the Day — 21 Jun 2005

In what years were the present day Las Vegas casinos built?

In chronological order, from the oldest to the youngest:

Golden Gate: 1905 (originally the Hotel Nevada, then the Sal Sagev, which is Las Vegas spelled backwards, finally the Golden Gate, which opened in 1955 in the original building).

Binion’s: 1935 (originally the Apache Club and the Eldorado Casino, which Benny Binion bought and merged in 1951 to open the Horseshoe).

El Cortez: 1941 (the original wing, at the corner of Fremont and 6th, still stands; it’s the oldest original casino building in Las Vegas -- and therefore the country).

Frontier: 1942 (originally the Last Frontier; then the New Frontier completely replaced it in 1955; then the Frontier replaced that in 1967).

Golden Nugget: 1946

Flamingo: 1946

Sahara: 1952

Riviera: 1955

Fremont: 1956

Tropicana: 1957

Lady Luck: 1964

Four Queens: 1965

Caesars Palace: 1966

Circus Circus: 1968

International: 1969 (now Las Vegas Hilton)

Union (now the Plaza): 1970

MGM Grand: 1973 (now Bally’s)

Holiday Inn: 1972 (now Harrah’s)

Continental: 1975 (now Terrible’s)

California: 1975

Bingo Palace (now Palace Station): 1976

Maxim (now Westin Casuarina): 1977

Park: 1977 (now Main Street Station)

Sam’s Town: 1979

Barbary Coast: 1979

Imperial Palace: 1979

Slots-A-Fun: 1979

Vegas World (now Stratosphere): 1979

Sundance: 1980 (now Fitzgeralds)

Paddlewheel (now Greek Isles): 1986

Gold Coast: 1986

Arizona Charlie’s Decatur: 1988

San Remo: 1989

Mirage: 1989

Rio: 1990

Excalibur: 1990

Santa Fe: 1990

Luxor: 1993

Treasure Island: 1993

MGM Grand: 1993

Fiesta: 1994 (now Fiesta Rancho)

Boomtown: 1995 (now Silverton)

Boulder Station: 1995

Hard Rock: 1995

Texas Station: 1995

Monte Carlo: 1996

Orleans: 1996

New York-New York: 1997

Ellis Island: 1997

Sunset Station: 1997

Reserve: 1998 (now Fiesta Henderson)

Bellagio: 1998

Mandalay Bay/Four Seasons: 1999

Venetian: 1999

Resort at Summerlin: 1999 (now Rampart)

Paris: 1999

Hyatt at Lake Las Vegas: 1999

Suncoast: 2000

Palms: 2001

Green Valley Ranch: 2001

Casino MonteLago: 2003

Cannery: 2003

Tuscany: 2003

Wynn Las Vegas: 2005


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