California Casino Fremont Street
The Fremont Hotel & Casino The Fremont Hotel & Casino is located in the heart of downtown on Fremont Street. The casino’s iconic red neon has been shining bright for more than 60 years. Official Site Read More. The Fremont Street Experience is totally lame and vulgar, they should remove that light show canopy and let the casinos relish in their period style, but on the street beyond the 'experience' are some good restaurants that are proving that Las Vegas can be a real city also if it wants to.
The California Club operated from 1958 to 1973. Phil Long took over operation of the casino located at the corner of First and Fremont Street in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada, 1958.[1] The locals casino catered to local gamblers. It was owned and operated by Phil Long and partner George Milford and was a casino only without any hotel rooms. The California Club was sold to Steve Wynn in 1973. The California Club was combined into the Golden Nugget shortly after the purchase by Wynn.
In 1963, Corky McCorquodale introduced Texas hold'em to Las Vegas at the California Club. The game became popular and quickly spread to the Golden Nugget, Stardust and Dunes.[2]
Other California Clubs[edit]
There were two approved casinos in Reno that were also called California Club.[3]
Notes[edit]
- ^'Phil Long New Casino Boss of Tropicana'. Las Vegas Sun. August 18, 1958. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
- ^Sam Farha; Storms Reback (October 2007). Farha on Omaha: Expert Strategy for Beating Cash Games and Tournaments. Triumph Books. pp. 8–. ISBN978-1-61749-920-3.
- ^Dwayne, Kling (1999). The Rise of the Biggest Little City: An Encyclopedic History of Reno Gaming, 1931-1981. ISBN9780874173406. Retrieved 2010-11-24.
California Casino Fremont Street Sweeping
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Coordinates: 36°10′23″N115°08′41″W / 36.17306°N 115.14472°W