A casino long gone

There used to be a casino on Main Street in downtown Las Vegas, about two blocks South of the Plaza on the east side of the street. It was a small casino, and as I recall they had either 10 cent or 25 cent craps. I thought the name was the Nevada Club (there was a club with this name on Fremont so I'm probably mistaken about the name), but I can't find any information on this place. If I had to guess I'd say it's been gone for 25 years. Does anyone recall this place?

Found sumthin for you here.
Looks like the address was actually on E. Freemont.

Didn't the California Club take it over and yet keep a plack up on the wall about the location of the Nevada Club's Golden Arms of Craps Shooters record events.

There may have been several casinos in the area that operated under that name, but that was before I first visited the city. One of my resources says that the Las Vegas edition of the Nevada Club opened in 1932 and closed in 1969. Another says that the Nevada Club opened in 1960. At least one says that it was on the southwest side of Fremont street and was replaced in an expansion of the Golden Nugget.

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Found sumthin for you here.
Looks like the address was actually on E. Freemont.

I don't think this is the place I'm talking about. The location isn't right. Perhaps the Nevada Club is not the name of the place I'm trying to remember. I'm certain about the location in my post though.

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There may have been several casinos in the area that operated under that name, but that was before I first visited the city. One of my resources says that the Las Vegas edition of the Nevada Club opened in 1932 and closed in 1969. Another says that the Nevada Club opened in 1960. At least one says that it was on the southwest side of Fremont street and was replaced in an expansion of the Golden Nugget.

The place I'm trying to recall was on Main Street and was there in the mid- to late '70s. About two blocks (behind) the Golden Gate. It had the lowest table limits that I ever recall seeing.

The only two directly on Main St that I can recall from the early 80's were both North of Fremont, the Las Vegas Club and the California Club. ***EDIT*** Was the Union Plaza on Main St. ? (The RR Station) Forgot about that one, and gambled there quite a bit as opposed to LVC & Calif.

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The only two directly on Main St that I can recall from the early 80's were both North of Fremont, the Las Vegas Club and the California Club. ***EDIT*** Was the Union Plaza on Main St. ? (The RR Station) Forgot about that one, and gambled there quite a bit as opposed to LVC & Calif.

I'm almost sure the Union Plaza was on the end of Fremont Street. Was. Really? It's gone? Crud. I really liked that place.

It was on Main street and Bridger and was called Nevada Hotel and Casino. I believe Jackie Gaughn owned it in the 90's. It was a real dive and catered to a lot of the bus station and train station transients.

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I'm almost sure the Union Plaza was on the end of Fremont Street. Was. Really? It's gone? Crud. I really liked that place.

It's still there!

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It was on Main street and Bridger and was called Nevada Hotel and Casino. I believe Jackie Gaughn owned it in the 90's. It was a real dive and catered to a lot of the bus station and train station transients.

Thanks for the info. I could't find anything on the internet about the place.

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It's still there!

The Union Plaza? I don't think so.

I think it's been renovated a bit, and is now called the Plaza Hotel and Casino.

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It was on Main street and Bridger and was called Nevada Hotel and Casino. I believe Jackie Gaughn owned it in the 90's. It was a real dive and catered to a lot of the bus station and train station transients.

The address is 232 S. Main Street. I stayed in the Nevada Hotel quite a bit. It was a real dive but only cost $140 a week. This was in the nineties and early 2000's. A woman owned both the hotel and casino. She also owned the Queen of Hearts Hotel just off the casino district. It was also a dive. I can't recall her name but I spoke with her a few times. She had dollar blackjack and stuff like that.

Gaming kept jamming her up for not keeping enough bankroll on the premises. She was good friends with Jackie Gaughan and had good credit with him. When someone hit a big jackpot she would run across the street to the Plaza and cash a check. Gaming eventually revoked her gaming license for not keeping enough bankroll on the premises. That's why the casino closed down.

She kept the hotel for several years after that but eventually sold out to Jackie. At least that's the way I think it went. Once she was out there was always a Plaza security guard in the Nevada hotel lobby. The property went completely kaput after Jackie sold out his downtown holdings.

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The Union Plaza? I don't think so.

Of course, the Union Plaza is now known as the Plaza, but I think when Beachbumbabs was startled that it was gone, I think he thought the place had been torn down.

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The address is 232 S. Main Street. I stayed in the Nevada Hotel quite a bit. It was a real dive but only cost $140 a week. This was in the nineties and early 2000's. A woman owned both the hotel and casino. She also owned the Queen of Hearts Hotel just off the casino district. It was also a dive. I can't recall her name but I spoke with her a few times. She had dollar blackjack and stuff like that.

Gaming kept jamming her up for not keeping enough bankroll on the premises. She was good friends with Jackie Gaughan and had good credit with him. When someone hit a big jackpot she would run across the street to the Plaza and cash a check. Gaming eventually revoked her gaming license for not keeping enough bankroll on the premises. That's why the casino closed down.

She kept the hotel for several years after that but eventually sold out to Jackie. At least that's the way I think it went. Once she was out there was always a Plaza security guard in the Nevada hotel lobby. The property went completely kaput after Jackie sold out his downtown holdings.

Thanks, Mickey.

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Of course, the Union Plaza is now known as the Plaza, but I think when Beachbumbabs was startled that it was gone,

She was joking, she knows it's the Plaza now.