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On this date, November 22, 1989 the Mirage Resort & Casino, initially scheduled for an opening in early December 1989, was opened early on November 22, 1989. At the time of its opening, The Mirage was the largest hotel in the world, with 3,044 rooms. The hotel tower, standing 29 stories, was built out in a Y-shape design, a concept that was later copied by Las Vegas’ Treasure Island, Monte Carlo, and Mandalay Bay resorts. The hotel’s top five floors were used exclusively for high roller rooms and penthouse suites.
The Mirage was proposed with an initial cost of $565 million. Financier Michael Milken helped finance the project by selling $525 million worth of mortgage bonds. The Mirage was the first resort that was built with the money of Wall Street through the use of junk bonds. The project went over budget, and was the most expensive hotel-casino in history, with a construction cost of US $630 million. The Mirage was the first new resort to be built on the Las Vegas Strip in 16 years, after the completion of the MGM Grand in 1973. The Mirage was the first casino to use security cameras full-time on all table games.
Panoramic Photo of the Mirage in 1999
On May 31, 2000, the Golden Nugget, The Mirage (and all of Steve Wynn’s other properties) were sold to Kirk Kerkorian; the consolidated corporation was known as MGM Mirage and has been the largest casino corporation in Las Vegas since that date. The property is currently owned and operated by MGM Resorts International.
The MGM Grand fire occurred on November 21, 1980 at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino (now Bally’s Las Vegas) in Las Vegas, located on the corner of Flamingo Road and the Las Vegas Blvd. The fire killed 85 people, mostly through smoke inhalation. The tragedy remains the worst disaster in Nevada history, and the third-worst hotel fire in modern U.S. history. The fire was caused by an electrical ground fault inside a wall from a restaurant call “The Deli” located on the the south end of the casino.
MGM Grand (now Bally’s) Worst Fire Disaster in Nevada’s History on Nov. 21, 1980
Fire spread across the areas of the casino in which no fire sprinklers were installed. Smoke spread into the hotel tower. A total of 85 people were killed and 650 injured, including guests, employees and 14 firefighters. While the fire primarily damaged the second floor casino and adjacent restaurants, most of the deaths were on the upper floors of the hotel, and were caused by smoke inhalation. Openings in vertical shafts (elevators and stairwells) and seismic joints allowed toxic smoke to spread to the top floor.
The fire at the MGM lead to new strict fire regulations for all hotels and commercial buildings in Nevada and are consider the most
The New Frontier Hotel and Casino imploded on November 13, 2007
On this date, November 13, 2007 the New Frontier Hotel and Casino was imploded on the Las Vegas Strip. Originally, the property started as a nightclub called Pair-O-Dice that opened in 1930, then The Ambassador Night Club in 1936 and was renamed the 91 Club in 1939 for its location on US 91. It was subsequently rebuilt and renamed the “Hotel Last Frontier” in 1942. On April 4, 1955, it was renamed the New Frontier, following a modernization of the resort.
The Last Frontier Hotel & Casino, (later renamed the New Frontier) was the second resort that opened on the Las Vegas Strip and operated continuously from October 30, 1942 until it closed its doors for good at 12:00 A.M. on July 16, 2007.
The resort had the distinction of hosting Elvis Presley’s first Vegas appearance in 1956, and the final performance of Diana Ross and The Supremes on January 14, 1970. The New Frontier was also the starting place for Vegas headliners, Siegfried & Roy before they Moved to the Mirage.
The building was demolished on November 13, 2007. In 2007, A new hotel casino, tentatively titled the Las Vegas Plaza, was proposed to be built in its place but those plan were scuttled in 2011.
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Lonnie Hammargren long time Las Vegas resident, neurosurgeon, politician and eclectic collector of Las Vegas and Nevada history opens his house, Castillo del Sol to Las Vegas residents to celebrate Nevada Day. Lonnie severed as Lt. Governor of Nevada (1995-1999), and spent years as a NASA flight surgeon. His house or should I say his 3 houses combined to form one large museum with has at least 3 stories and a basement sprawl over then neighborhood near Flamingo and Sandhill.
Some of the items noted are a life-size Apollo capsule, atomic bombs, observatory, planetarium, casino signs, time machines, Liberace memorabilia (including a full set of stairs), a sarcophagus in a Egyptian tomb, stage, trains, political history, replica of Hoover Dam, large scaled size model of the Space Shuttle, memorials to fallen astronauts, Bat-mobile, Statue of Liberty, and of the latests items was the roller-coster from the the top of the Stratosphere. Lonnie’s house has been featured on Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous and the Travel Channel’s Vegas VIP Homes.
This was the final year (2014) for the public to tour of Mr. Hammargren’s house on Nevada Day weekend.
The Showboat Sign now located in Lonnie Hammargren’s Back Yard
Lonnie Hammargren
Photos by: LasVegas360.com
Date Taken: November 2, 2014
Are you looking to try out live dealer games for the very first time? Do you want to know the tips and tricks on how to play it at online casinos so that you have enough and more chances of winning? Well, there are plenty of live dealer titles you can play online, and they include roulette, blackjack, baccarat, and Casino Hold’em games and its many variations. The first and foremost thing to know about live dealer games online is that you will experience a casino-like atmosphere from the comfort of your home. There will be a live dealer dealing the cards right on your computer screens similar to how it is done in a brick and mortar casino. The live dealer titles are part and parcel of online betting sites. It is a place where the players get to socialize with the vibrant and attractive croupiers who run the show.
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