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Became: Sands
3355 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 MAP
Type: Land Based
Status: Closed
Open: 1950/1952, Close: 1951/1954

(Spinetti's) The La Rue Restaurant and Casino, also known as Club La Rue, opened in the 1950 on the Las Vegas Strip.

The visionary for the project was Billy Wilkerson, the original developer of the Flamingo. He wanted to combine fine dining and casino gaming. Wilkerson was an avid gambler and wanted to have his addiction cured by owning his own casino where he would wager money. The La Rue had three table games: blackjack, craps and roulette. According to the book "Hollywood Godfather: The Life and Crimes of Billy Wilkerson", Club La Rue lost close to $500,000 from their casino action.

In 1951, Jeff Freedman purchased the property due to Wilkerson's reported crime syndicate connections. Freedman's dream was to construct the most glamorous hotel in all of Las Vegas. By 1954, the La Rue became the famous Sands Hotel and Casino.
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Casino Money
Table Chips (9) [QuickView]
CG062226 Obsolete
Issued: 1950
Added: 2012-02-02
Last Update: 2012-02-02
Color: Beige
Mold: SmCirc
Inlay: OR-White
Catalog#: N7688
Contributed by: Alex Cilento

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CG062227 Obsolete
Denom:
Issued: 1950
Added: 2012-02-02
Last Update: 2012-02-02
Color: Dk Orange
Inserts: 3 Gn
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS Gold
Catalog#: N7059
CG057364 Obsolete
Denom: 10¢
Issued: 1950
Added: 2011-12-10
Last Update: 2011-12-10
Color: White
Mold: SmKey
Catalog#: V6377
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
CG057361 Obsolete
Denom: 25¢
Issued: 1950
Added: 2011-12-10
Last Update: 2011-12-10
Color: BROWN
Inserts: 3 Black
Mold: SmKey
Catalog#: V6378
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
CG057362 Obsolete
Denom: 50¢
Issued: 1950
Added: 2011-12-10
Last Update: 2011-12-10
Color: BLUE
Inserts: 3 Purple
Mold: SmKey
Catalog#: V6379
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
CG018634 Obsolete
Denom: $1
Issued: 1950
Last Update: 2014-01-17
Color: BLACK
Inserts: 3-Mustard
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Catalog#: V6380
Contributed by: Greg Susong
CG057363 Obsolete
Denom: $5
Issued: 1950
Added: 2011-12-10
Last Update: 2011-12-10
Color: BROWN
Inserts: 3 Creme
Mold: SmKey
Catalog#: N7023
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
CG092016 Obsolete
Denom: $25
Issued: 1950
Added: 2012-11-04
Last Update: 2014-10-06
Color: Lt-Green
Inserts: 3 Ye
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Catalog#: D0822
Contributed by: Ricky Pushkin
CG060139 Obsolete
Denom: $100
Issued: 1950
Added: 2012-01-07
Last Update: 2012-01-07
Color: TAN
Inserts: 3 Red
Mold: SmKey
Inlay: HS
Catalog#: V6381
Contributed by: Ross Poppel
Casino Equipment
Dice (1) [QuickView]
CG126111 Obsolete
Added: 2014-04-20
Last Update: 2014-04-20
Color: Red
Contributed by: Joe Pavlik
Casino Collectibles
Match Books (1) [QuickView]
CG100040
Added: 2013-03-10
Last Update: 2013-03-10
Contributed by: Michael Midda
Total Items (11)

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