The Golden Goose circa 1999
On this date, June 4 1975, the Golden Goose opened at 20 Fremont Street, downtown Las Vegas. Although the Golden Goose was mostly a slot house for most of its 5 years of operation. They later closed in 1980.
Update 5/4/2018, The Golden Goose sign was removed, and the buildings Demolished 2017
Photo by: LasVegas360.com
June 3, 1964 first graduating class from Nevada Southern (UNLV)
On this date: June 3, 1964, Nevada Southern, later named University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV), holds first commencement ceremony as 29 students graduate in the “Centennial Class” as Nevada turned 100 years old.
Gov. Grant Sawyer, addressed the first graduating class at Nevada Southern at ceremonies on the Maryland Parkway campus, which saw 29 graduates receive their diplomas.
Photo: UNLV Special Collections
4 Queens in Downtown Las Vegas
Construction began on the Four Queens Hotel and Casino November 16, 1964. The hotel & casino opened on June 2, 1966 in Downtown Las Vegas on Fremont Street. The casino is named after the builder Ben Goffstein’s four daughters, Faith, Hope, Benita, and Michele. It originally contained only 120 rooms and a 20,000 sq. ft. casino.
Today the casino occupies the entire block bordered by Fremont St, Casino Center, Third Street, and Carson Avenue. The hotel has 690 rooms and a expanded casino of 50,000 sq. ft. The Four Queens was also a partner in renovating the downtown area and creating the Fremont Street experience.
The Four Queens is currently by TLC Casino Enterprises, Inc.
Photo by: LasVegas360.com
Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility – 1971
On June 2, 1971, the Alfred Merritt Smith Water Treatment Facility (AMSWTF) opened, capable of treating and distributing up to 400 million gallons of potable water a day to the Las Vegas Valley. Until 1970, Southern Nevada had drawn all of its drinking water from ground wells tapped in the Old Las Vegas Springs. AMSWTF is located next to Lake Mead Near Saddle Island. When the springs dried-up, unable to keep pace with the region’s growth, the Las Vegas Valley Water District decided to draw water from Lake Mead. Today, improvements over the years to the facility has enhanced the plant’s reliability and increased capacity to be able to treat 600 million gallons a day.
Moulin Rouge Neon Sign in West Las Vegas
The Moulin Rouge Hotel opened on May 24, 1955, built at a cost of $3.5 million. It was the first integrated hotel casino in the United States. Until that time almost all of the casinos on the Strip were totally segregated—off limits to blacks unless they were the entertainment or labor force.
The hotel was located in West Las Vegas, where the black population was forced to live. West Las Vegas was bounded by Washington Avenue on the north, Bonanza Road on the south, H Street on the west, and A Street on the east. The establishment was a model of eye-catching, 110 rooms, a gorgeous showroom, swimming pool, restaurant/coffee shop, dress-shop, and bar which was constructed of highly polished and expensive hardwoods. When it opened, the Moulin Rouge was fully integrated top to bottom, from employees to patrons to entertainers.
The hotel made the June 20, 1955, cover of Life magazine, with a photo of two showgirls. A veritable “A” list of performers regularly showed to party until dawn. Great black singers and musicians such as Lena Horne, Sammy Davis Jr., Louis Armstrong, Sarah Vaughan, Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte, Pearl Bailey, and Count Basie would perform often. These artists were banned from gambling or staying at the hotels on the Strip.[1] In addition, white performers, including George Burns, Jeanette MacDonald, Tallulah Bankhead, Judy Garland, Marlene Dietrich, Frankie Laine, Maurice Chevalier, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jack Benny, Sophie Tucker and Frank Sinatra, would drop in after their shows to gamble and perform. Eventually management added a 2:30am “Third Show” to accommodate the crowds.
In November 1955 the Moulin Rouge closed its doors, and by December 1955, the casino had declared bankruptcy. Nevertheless, to maintain its gaming license, the Moulin Rouge (like many closed properties) operates on a temporary basis for a state-mandated minimum of eight hours every two years, most recently on June 19, 2012.
On May 29, 2003, a fire ripped through the buildings, almost entirely gutting the complex.
After 2003 fire, what was left of abandoned hotel, burned down on May 6, 2009.
Photo by: Wikipedia
Slot Machine
The casino gambling is one of the richest forms of entertainment, where the players can have great fun while earning some serious amounts of cash. Although the luck is the greatest factor when talking about the gambling, the gambler’s winning ratio proportionally increases with the rise of gambling knowledge and experience. This is the stadium where the professionals separate themselves from regular players in order to become the best or turn daily entertainment into a hobby which brings money. The more the gambler learns and spends time developing strategies the greater are the odds of winning.
Luckily, if the person reading happens to be a gambling fanatic and is searching for help, this is the right place to visit and pick some of the most lucrative tips and strategies.
Tip Number 1: Learn the Game Before Stepping into it. That is the most important advice to follow when gambling at casinos. Only an inexperienced player would sit at the table and bet money while having absolutely no clue and control of the situation. That is the unwanted spot and surely a place no one wants to be in. In order of avoiding situations like this, it is important to consult with gamblers who are more experienced or pursue the general gambling knowledge by using all kinds of sources such as the internet or gambling books and literature. The gambling rules are rather simple to be learned and applied. The hard part comes when tips and strategies have to be put somewhere in the player’s gambling style. There are many casino gambling games to specialize and choose from like video slots, poker, blackjack, roulette and keno. Another great advice is to focus on one game at the time. The choice should be based on machine’s payout amount and ratio. Let’s say your category to specialize in is based on slot games only. Before trying out your chances, the most important thing to know is which slot game comes with the biggest jackpot. In the most cases, those are the progressives with slow progress and action such as the fruit slot games.
Tip Number 2: Optimize balance and gambling style. The player’s balance is the factor which determines the amount of money which should be placed in a bet. Being overconfident is controversial when it comes to the gambling. The confidence will surely help when having to make huge decisions from which player can earn a great amount of money. On the other side, the confidence can also lead to great losses. The confidence levels should always be optimized and based on the gambler’s current balance. If the pockets are light and close to being empty, make sure to place small bets and use better strategy. This way, the gambler’s wallet is eventually going to be flooded with gambling goods.
Tip Number 3: Keep your head up! While going through the process of learning and receiving gambling knowledge, the player has to also be aware of the following hardships. Nothing is easy and everything comes with the price. Trying to apply learned tip or strategy is never a 100% insurance and protection against the money loss, as the most important factor in gambling overall is nothing else but luck. Although it is not a 100% insurance, the chances of winning are always going to be higher when playing with strategy, and that is a fact. Don’t ever allow small losses bring you down, keep going through the hardships and always try to upgrade gambling strategies!
Tip Number 4: Monthly win to lose ratio check. It is always a good thing for the gambler to keep a count on how much money he has won or lost in the period of one month. This statistic information can be found in all of the casinos in which the player had gambling activities. This way, a gambling practitioner becomes conscious of its won and lost money. If the lost amount of cash is higher than the won one, it is recommended to take some safety precautions. If however, the won money shows higher numbers than the lost amount, try to save a portion of it in case the wheels of luck turn against your favors.
Tip Number 5: Have a good time gambling! Trying to get out of the huge debt by using gambling as an option is never a good thing and is surely something no one ever is going to recommend. It leads to the gambling addiction which is very spread nowadays and is even classified as a mental disease. The gambling should only be seen and used as one the many ways to have fun and be entertained. This way, the player can stay safe and secured from the side effects of gambling while reducing stress and anxiety levels.
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