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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
CG111966 Added: 2013-07-14
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Blue/Purple
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Robert Baker
1st, "Stardust Slot Club" (Raised Printing. No PPC Logo. "Patent Pending PPC" on reverse.)
CG111967 Added: 2013-07-14
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Blue/Purple
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Robert Baker
2nd, "Stardust Slot Club", (Non-shaded PPC Logo & "Patent Pending" on reverse.)
CG064349 Added: 2012-02-21
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Blue/Purple
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
3rd, "Stardust Slot Club", (Shaded PPC Logo & tiny "Patent Pending" on reverse.)
CG111968 Added: 2013-07-14
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Lavender
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Robert Baker
4th, "Stardust Slot Club", (Shaded PPC Logo & "Patent No. 4,941,686" on reverse. Reverse text starts 4mm from left edge of card with Patent No. centered under punch holes.)
CG114852 Added: 2013-09-07
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Lavender
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Robert Baker
4th, "Stardust Slot Club", (Shaded PPC Logo & "Patent No. 4,941,686" on reverse. Reverse text starts 9mm from left edge of card with Patent No. ending close to right edge.)
CG064353 Added: 2012-02-21
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Lavender
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
5th, "Stardust Slot Club", (Non-shaded PPC Logo & "Patent No. 4,941,686" on reverse.)
CG064358 Added: 2012-02-21
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Lavender
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
6th, "Stardust Slot Club", (Small PPC Logo & "Patent No. 4,941,686" on reverse.)
CG114853 Added: 2013-09-07
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Lavender
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Robert Baker
6th, "Stardust Slot Club", (Error card with bottom half of the card which has the PPC logo is cut off.)
CG064357 Added: 2012-02-21
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Black
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
7th, "Stardust Players Club" & Neon 7's (Player numbers can be printed
on the obverse, reverse or both. Some cards have no player name printed.)
CG064348 Added: 2012-02-21
Last Update: 2019-05-21 Color: Purple
Mftr: PPC
Contributed by: Albert Scalzo (LM-2995-2)
8th, "Stardust Players Club" & Hotel, (Hologram "Star" in the center of the "U" in "Club".)
CG058684 Added: 2011-12-23
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Ed Boling
CG061579 Added: 2012-01-22
Last Update: 2020-06-28 Contributed by: Bill Lange
1959
CG172530 Added: 2016-11-05
Last Update: 2020-06-28
1969
CG194159 Added: 2018-02-04
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG213363 Added: 2018-10-09
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG213719 Added: 2018-10-15
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG214855 Added: 2018-11-03
Last Update: 2022-06-07 Catalog#: FS-1205
Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
Updated by: Pam Goetler
CG215495 Added: 2018-11-17
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG235944 Added: 2020-02-04
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Jim Steffner
CG239355 Added: 2020-04-15
Last Update: 2020-06-28 Contributed by: James Love
Variation of CG061579. Same year (1959), but different font & structure for "Greetings..." Billy Daniels is now appearing w/ The Idiots rather than The Happy Jesters.
CG239666 Added: 2020-04-19
Last Update: 2020-06-28 Contributed by: James Love
Postcard FS-1226.
Lido night/day marquee 1972
CG239765 Added: 2020-04-21
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: James Love
Postcard 1990
Address blacked out.
CG241257 Added: 2020-05-10
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Jeff Veres
CG241258 Added: 2020-05-10
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Tim Pierce
CG242109 Added: 2020-05-25
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Barry Berkowitz
Variation of CG239355, but has clouds and flowers. F5516
CG254008 Added: 2020-10-20
Contributed by: Tim Pierce
Billy Daniels headlining on Marquee
CG254009 Added: 2020-10-20
Contributed by: Tim Pierce
New Christy Minstrels headlining on Marquee
CG122382 Added: 2014-02-19
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Tim Pierce
CG143776 Added: 2015-05-22
Last Update: 2020-06-25
CG205298 Added: 2018-07-28
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG241259 Added: 2020-05-10
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Tim Pierce
CG061580 Added: 2012-01-22
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Bill Lange
CG112352 Added: 2013-07-18
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Bill Lange
CG201940 Added: 2018-06-03
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Logo: Pool
CG239764 Added: 2020-04-21
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Logo: Pool
Contributed by: James Love
CG271565 Issued: 1969
Added: 2021-09-14
Logo: Pool
Contributed by: Tim Pierce
CG315682 Added: 2024-04-27
Color: Black
Contributed by: Charles Vowell
CG061576 Added: 2012-01-22
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Bill Lange
CG061577 Added: 2012-01-22
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Bill Lange
CG143779 Added: 2015-05-22
Last Update: 2020-06-25
CG149307 Added: 2015-08-30
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Robert Baker
CG215596 Added: 2018-11-20
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG215597 Added: 2018-11-20
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Richard "Reggie" Gummer
CG239768 Added: 2020-04-21
Last Update: 2020-06-28 Contributed by: James Love
Postcard - artist's rendering of the Cafe Continental.
CG242105 Added: 2020-05-25
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Barry Berkowitz
P66210
CG242110 Added: 2020-05-25
Last Update: 2020-06-26 Contributed by: Barry Berkowitz
831608
CG231018 Added: 2019-10-03
Last Update: 2020-06-25 Contributed by: Robert Baker
Stardust Closing Public Auction
CG231019 Issued: 2006
Added: 2019-10-03
Last Update: 2021-05-29 Contributed by: Robert Baker