Yeah, not exactly your typical flashy Las Vegas casino. The worst part: No cocktail service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nOne of the stranger aspects of the whole temporary casino nonsense is casino owners don’t keep the money played on the machines. The whole operation is set up by a vendor, United Coin Machine.<\/p>\n
So, that should provide some idea of what’s going down at the former Las Vegas Club at 18 Fremont. The official name of the new resort has yet to be announced, but trust us, we’re doing a lot of poking around.<\/p>\n
The Las Vegas Club opened in 1930 and had the second neon sign in all of Las Vegas (the first at a casino). The Las Vegas Club closed at midnight on August 19, 2015. Glitter Gulch closed on June 27, 2016. Mermaids closed on June 27, 2016.<\/p>\n
There’s lots of new and shiny on the way, but first there’s some serious house cleaning to do.<\/p>\n
Expect more photos, drone footage and security breaches in the months to come. Allegedly.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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