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You –- and we –- were one day off. The temporary casino was opened on Aug. 14. We know this thanks to the Los Angeles Times, which ran a lengthy account on Sept. 23, complete with a photo essay.
David G. Schwartz, the eagle-eyed director of the Center for Gaming Research at UNLV, read the story and flogged it on his DieIsCast.com blog. The Nevada Gaming Control Board was of no help whatsoever, despite numerous phone inquiries and an e-mail query on the subject.
The purpose of the eight-hour casino was to preserve the underlying gambling entitlement at the defunct Queen. Its owner, Tamares Group, estimates that the entitlement makes the place worth something in the neighborhood of $14 million, according to the L.A. Times.