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Became: Resorts World Las Vegas
3000 Las Vegas Blvd S
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 MAP
Type: Land Based Status: Closed Open: 07/02/1958, Close: 11/01/2006
(Wikipedia) The Stardust Resort and Casino was a casino resort located on 60 acres (24 ha) along the Las Vegas Strip in Winchester, Nevada. The Stardust was conceived by Tony Cornero, and construction began in 1954. Cornero died in 1955, and the project was taken over by his brother. The Stardust had numerous creditors and construction was stopped in 1956 when the project ran out of money.
Rella Factor, the wife of John Factor, bought the Stardust in January 1958, and finished construction. The Stardust opened on July 2, 1958, as the world's largest hotel. It had 1,065 rooms located across six motel structures, and included a 16,500 sq ft (1,530 m2) casino. An adjacent hotel-casino, the Royal Nevada, became part of the Stardust in 1959, with its casino converted into Stardust convention space. A nine-story hotel addition was completed in 1964. The resort operated the off-site Stardust Country Club and the Stardust International Raceway during the 1960s, and in 1972, it became the first resort on the Las Vegas Strip to open an RV Park for guests, a concept that proved to be popular.
After several ownership changes, Argent Corporation purchased the Stardust in 1974. Argent added a sportsbook that would later become a popular attraction for the Stardust. In 1976, a state investigation found that a skimming operation was occurring at the Stardust and at Argent's other properties. The Stardust was sold again, in 1979, to Al Sachs and Herb Tobman, both of whom had previously served as general managers for the resort. Another investigation, in 1983, determined that skimming was still occurring at the Stardust. The Nevada Gaming Commission concluded that Sachs and Tobman had failed to prevent the skimming, and the men agreed to sell the Stardust.
The Stardust was featured in the Robert DeNiro movie Casino, where he portrayed casino manager Frank "Lefty" Rosenthal.
TCR numbers are used by express permission of SSS Publishing
Fantasy chips are not made by or for a casino, although they may appear otherwise. Fantasy chips are made by independent 3rd parties as
either counterfeits,
fakes
or souvenirs.
Fantasy chips are included on the ChipGuide to alert collectors that they
are not casino chips and to advise you to proceed with caution. Purchasing fantasy chips, especially those that appear to be real casino chips,
may lead to fraudulent sales when your collection is disbursed and encourages their continued production.
CG294894 Denom: $1
Type: Fake Chips
Added: 2022-11-05
Color: Black
Inserts: 6 White
Mold: 6Dice
Contributed by: Luke Rapley
CG305690 Denom: $1
Type: Fake Chips
Added: 2023-06-11
Last Update: 2023-06-11 Color: White
Inserts: 3 Orange
Mold: House
Inlay: Linen
Contributed by: Luke Rapley
Home game chip
CG305691 Denom: $1
Type: Fake Chips
Added: 2023-06-11
Last Update: 2023-06-11 Color: White
Inserts: 3 Orange
Mold: House
Inlay: Linen
Contributed by: Luke Rapley
Home game chip
43mm
CG021419 Denom: $1
Type: Fake Chips
Last Update: 2011-03-01 Color: White
Inserts: 8 Purple
Mold: Plain
Contributed by: Greg Susong
CG265394 Denom: $1
Type: Fake Chips
Added: 2021-05-06
Last Update: 2022-09-18 Color: White
Inserts: 4 Mustard, 4 Red
Mold: ZigZag
Inlay: OR-White
Contributed by: Kevin Aydelott
CG138017 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2014-12-05
Last Update: 2014-12-05 Color: White
Contributed by: Pat Fricke
Aristocrat, G8429
CG067396 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2012-03-12
Last Update: 2012-03-12 Contributed by: Michael Siskin
CG067467 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2012-03-13
Last Update: 2015-06-19 Color: RED
Contributed by: Michael Siskin
Updated by: Christopher Norris
CG112426 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2013-07-19
Last Update: 2013-07-19 Contributed by: Virgil Foss
CG145121 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2015-06-19
Last Update: 2015-06-19 Color: BLUE
Contributed by: Christopher Norris
CG235952 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2020-02-05
Color: White
Contributed by: Jim Steffner
Gift Shop souvenir
CG203267 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2018-07-02
Color: Gold
Mftr: United States Playing Card Company
Contributed by: Jim Steffner
Bee diamond design with white center. Card color is gold.
CG209858 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2018-08-31
Color: White
Mftr: Hoyle Products
Contributed by: Robert Baker
CG267238 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Added: 2021-06-23
Color: White
Contributed by: Fred DeKeyser
U7705
CG093642 Obsolete Type: Playing Cards
Issued: 2006
Added: 2012-12-05
Last Update: 2012-12-05 Color: Dk Blue
Contributed by: Sheldon Smith