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Matchbook Monday: Stardust Hotel & Casino

September 28, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The Stardust Hotel & Casino long ago bit the dust, and I do mean that literally as well as figuratively — it was imploded on March 13, 2007.  The implosion was accompanied by a big extravaganza, complete with fireworks, prior to the building crumbling down. The casino-hotel complex was nearly completely rebuilt in 1991, meaning [...]

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Matchbook Monday: Visit Paris in Las Vegas

May 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Today’s Matchbook Monday is from Paris.  Not the one in France, but the Paris Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada. Paris is located on the Las Vegas Strip, and, as it’s name suggests is patterned after the famous French city after which it takes its name.  It include a 540 foot replica of the [...]

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Matchbook Monday: Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas

April 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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Today’s Matchbook comes from the Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas.  I seem to have a lot of matches from Las Vegas as it remains one of the cities where smoking in public areas is still allowed.  I’ve always liked the golden glow that seems to surround this hotel.  It’s caused by using [...]

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Matchbook Monday: Muckleshoot Casino, Auburn Washington

August 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment

The Muckleshoot Tribe, part of the Coast Salish culture, owns and operates the Muckleshoot Casino in Auburn, Washington.  Like many Native American casinos, the gaming and related industries provide jobs for many tribal members. This casino operates the expected games, some new twists on old favorites, and has a separate smoke free facility.  It is [...]

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Matchbook Monday: Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas

April 28, 2008 By Leave a Comment

I first visited the Venetian Resort Hotel Casino when it was in a soft opening in 1999.  It’s an all-suite, Venice-themed hotel and casino, and like most things in Vegas, it is over-the-top. A few current features of the Venetian include the art exhibit Modern Masters from the Guggenheim Collection, Madame Tussauds Las Vegas, gondola [...]

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Get Wet, Get Wild at MGM Grand's Wet Republic

April 20, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Is it a nightclub?  Or is it a pool?  If you’re visiting the MGM Grand Las Vegas you’ll find both with its new Wet Republic! Wet Republic is an adult-only 53,000 square foot water playground featuring lots of room and opportunity to swim, lounge and play.  It’s a way of taking that hip Las Vegas [...]

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Matchbook Monday: Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington

April 7, 2008 By Leave a Comment

A Matchbook Monday from a little closer to my home, this week, with the Emerald Queen Casino. The Emerald Queen is operated by the Puyallup Indian Tribe, and is one of the largest in the state.  When the Emerald Queen originally opened in 1997 it was on an authentic paddlewheel riverboat (called the Emerald Queen) [...]

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