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On April 30, 1968, businessman [[Howard Hughes]] spent $5.4 million to buy the Silver Slipper casino.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Messerly |first=Megan |last2=Morris |first2=J. D. |date=2015-12-21 |title=Watergate break-in has connection to Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/21/watergates-connection-to-las-vegas/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Silver Slipper, Part 2 |url=https://knpr.org/show/nevada-yesterdays/2018-08-17/nevada-yesterdays |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Nevada Public Radio {{!}} KNPR |language=en}}</ref> This purchase was part of his well-known spree where he bought multiple Las Vegas properties, including the neighboring Frontier.<ref name=lvrj20090808>{{cite news |title=Silver Slipper |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/52756392.html |work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=2009-08-08 |access-date=9 August 2009}}</ref> [[Howard Hughes]] was worried someone could use the giant slipper outside the casino to take secret photos of him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levitan |first=Corey |date=2023-11-10 |title=VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Bought Silver Slipper Just to Dim its Sign |url=https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-howard-hughes-bought-silver-slipper-just-to-dim-its-sign/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Casino.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Messerly |first=Megan |last2=Morris |first2=J. D. |date=2015-12-28 |title=A peek into the mind of Howard Hughes |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/28/a-peek-into-the-mind-of-howard-hughes/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-29 |title=Howard Hughes changed Vegas |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/howard-hughes-changed-vegas/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The slipper pointed towards his penthouse window at the [[Desert Inn]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|last1=Wellman|first1=Wellman|last2=Musick|first2=Mark|title=Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes|date=2016|publisher=BQB Publishing|isbn=9781608081400|page=25|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJPkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT25|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> After trying to get the casino to turn off the slipper, he decided to buy the whole place. He then shut off the lights, stopped the slipper from rotating, and sealed the casino so nobody could go inside.<ref name="auto"/>
On April 30, 1968, businessman [[Howard Hughes]] spent $5.4 million to buy the Silver Slipper casino.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Messerly |first=Megan |last2=Morris |first2=J. D. |date=2015-12-21 |title=Watergate break-in has connection to Las Vegas |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/21/watergates-connection-to-las-vegas/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Silver Slipper, Part 2 |url=https://knpr.org/show/nevada-yesterdays/2018-08-17/nevada-yesterdays |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Nevada Public Radio {{!}} KNPR |language=en}}</ref> This purchase was part of his well-known spree where he bought multiple Las Vegas properties, including the neighboring Frontier.<ref name=lvrj20090808>{{cite news |title=Silver Slipper |url=http://www.lvrj.com/news/52756392.html |work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=2009-08-08 |access-date=9 August 2009}}</ref> [[Howard Hughes]] was worried someone could use the giant slipper outside the casino to take secret photos of him.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Levitan |first=Corey |date=2023-11-10 |title=VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Bought Silver Slipper Just to Dim its Sign |url=https://www.casino.org/news/vegas-myths-busted-howard-hughes-bought-silver-slipper-just-to-dim-its-sign/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Casino.org |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Messerly |first=Megan |last2=Morris |first2=J. D. |date=2015-12-28 |title=A peek into the mind of Howard Hughes |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2015/dec/28/a-peek-into-the-mind-of-howard-hughes/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Las Vegas Sun |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-29 |title=Howard Hughes changed Vegas |url=https://www.reviewjournal.com/uncategorized/howard-hughes-changed-vegas/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Las Vegas Review-Journal |language=en-US}}</ref> The slipper pointed towards his penthouse window at the [[Desert Inn]].<ref name="auto">{{cite book|last1=Wellman|first1=Wellman|last2=Musick|first2=Mark|title=Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes|date=2016|publisher=BQB Publishing|isbn=9781608081400|page=25|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJPkCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT25|access-date=15 August 2017}}</ref> After trying to get the casino to turn off the slipper, he decided to buy the whole place. He then shut off the lights, stopped the slipper from rotating, and sealed the casino so nobody could go inside.<ref name="auto"/>


On June 23, 1988, Margaret Elardi, the owner of the Frontier, purchased the Silver Slipper casino for $70 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photograph of Harold Minsky and Jerry Norman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979 {{!}} UNLV Special Collections Portal |url=https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d16t0h16j |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=special.library.unlv.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Ngoc Nữ |date=2022-03-02 |title=Kubet |url=https://kubet.town/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Spinettis Gaming Supplies |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Las Vegas Strip - Casino Collectibles News |url=https://www.ccgtcc-ccn.com/LV%20Strip%20The%20Early%20Years.pdf |access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref> The casino was demolished shortly after, becoming a parking lot for the Frontier. Plans were in place to expand the Frontier onto the former Silver Slipper site. However, a financially draining union strike forced the resort to abandon those plans.
On June 23, 1988, Margaret Elardi, the owner of the Frontier, purchased the Silver Slipper casino for $70 million.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Photograph of Harold Minsky and Jerry Norman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979 {{!}} UNLV Special Collections Portal |url=https://special.library.unlv.edu/ark:/62930/d16t0h16j |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=special.library.unlv.edu}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Las Vegas Strip - Casino Collectibles News |url=https://www.ccgtcc-ccn.com/LV%20Strip%20The%20Early%20Years.pdf |access-date=2024-03-09}}</ref> The casino was demolished shortly after, becoming a parking lot for the Frontier. Plans were in place to expand the Frontier onto the former Silver Slipper site. However, a financially draining union strike forced the resort to abandon those plans.


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Revision as of 14:55, 15 April 2024

For the casino in Mississippi, see Silver Slipper Casino (Waveland). For the Texas and Pacific Railway train, see Silver Slipper (train).
The Silver Slipper
The Silver Slipper is located in Las Vegas Strip
The Silver Slipper
The Silver Slipper is located in Nevada
The Silver Slipper
Location Paradise, Nevada
Address Las Vegas Boulevard
Opening dateSeptember 1950
Closing dateNovember 28, 1988; 35 years ago (November 28, 1988)
Total gaming space35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2)
Casino typeLand
OwnerMargaret Elardi
ArchitectMartin Stern, Jr.
Previous namesGolden Slipper[1]
Coordinates36°7′46″N 115°10′6″W / 36.12944°N 115.16833°W / 36.12944; -115.16833

The Silver Slipper was a casino in Paradise, Nevada, that operated from September 1950 to November 29, 1988.[2][3] The building was designed by architect Martin Stern, Jr.[4]

History

Opened in 1950, the casino was built on the grounds of the Last Frontier Village[1][5] of the Hotel Last Frontier, and was originally named the Golden Slipper Saloon and Gambling Hall.[6] The owner originally wanted to call it the Silver Slipper, but there already was an existing establishment with that name.[7][8] The casino bought out and shut down a smaller competitor, resolving their problem.  They then renamed themselves the Silver Slipper.[9]

In April 1964, the government shut down this casino for the first time in Nevada history because of cheating.[10] Officials raided the Silver Slipper because they used unfair dice and had other rigged games.[11][12]

On April 30, 1968, businessman Howard Hughes spent $5.4 million to buy the Silver Slipper casino.[13][14] This purchase was part of his well-known spree where he bought multiple Las Vegas properties, including the neighboring Frontier.[1] Howard Hughes was worried someone could use the giant slipper outside the casino to take secret photos of him.[15][16][17] The slipper pointed towards his penthouse window at the Desert Inn.[18] After trying to get the casino to turn off the slipper, he decided to buy the whole place. He then shut off the lights, stopped the slipper from rotating, and sealed the casino so nobody could go inside.[18]

On June 23, 1988, Margaret Elardi, the owner of the Frontier, purchased the Silver Slipper casino for $70 million.[19][20] The casino was demolished shortly after, becoming a parking lot for the Frontier. Plans were in place to expand the Frontier onto the former Silver Slipper site. However, a financially draining union strike forced the resort to abandon those plans.

  • Silver Slipper logo and sign
    Silver Slipper logo and sign
  • Silver Slipper sign at Neon Museum
    Silver Slipper sign at Neon Museum
  • Restored slipper
    Restored slipper

In 2009, the Silver Slipper sign was restored and is now part of a display of vintage signs in the median along Las Vegas Boulevard North.[21][22]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Silver Slipper". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2009-08-08. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  2. ^ "Photograph of Harold Minsky and Jerry Norman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  3. ^ "A display in old, original downtown of Las Vegas, Nevada, on and near Fremont Street, in what seems like a world away from the mega-spectacle of the lavish "Strip" of enormous, glittering hotels and casinos many blocks away, of recalling the famous Silver Slipper casino sign". Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  4. ^ "Special Collections & Archives | Architecture". www.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  5. ^ "Gaming History - Week of September 01, 1996". museumofgaminghistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  6. ^ Toplikar, Dave (2009-11-09). "Refurbished signs a step forward in preserving Las Vegas' past". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  7. ^ "The Museum of Gaming History - Home Page". www.museumofgaminghistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  8. ^ Ainlay, Thomas; Gabaldon, Judy Dixon (2003). Las Vegas: The Fabulous First Century. Arcadia Publishing. p. 105. ISBN 978-0-7385-2416-0.
  9. ^ "The Museum of Gaming History - Home Page". www.museumofgaminghistory.org. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  10. ^ "Oral History Interviews in UNLV Libraries Special Collections & Archives". www.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  11. ^ "LAS VEGAS CASINO SHUT FOR CHEATNG". 4 April 1964 – via www.nytimes.com.
  12. ^ Raj, Aaron (2023-09-15). "How did hackers target Las Vegas casinos?". Tech Wire Asia. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  13. ^ Messerly, Megan; Morris, J. D. (2015-12-21). "Watergate break-in has connection to Las Vegas". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  14. ^ "The Silver Slipper, Part 2". Nevada Public Radio | KNPR. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  15. ^ Levitan, Corey (2023-11-10). "VEGAS MYTHS RE-BUSTED: Howard Hughes Bought Silver Slipper Just to Dim its Sign". Casino.org. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  16. ^ Messerly, Megan; Morris, J. D. (2015-12-28). "A peek into the mind of Howard Hughes". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  17. ^ "Howard Hughes changed Vegas". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2013-12-29. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  18. ^ a b Wellman, Wellman; Musick, Mark (2016). Boxes: The Secret Life of Howard Hughes. BQB Publishing. p. 25. ISBN 9781608081400. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  19. ^ "Photograph of Harold Minsky and Jerry Norman, Las Vegas (Nev.), 1970-1979 | UNLV Special Collections Portal". special.library.unlv.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  20. ^ "The Las Vegas Strip - Casino Collectibles News" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-03-09.
  21. ^ "Neon Museum Restores Silver Slipper Sign Paint Color To Original Silver, Gold, Blue". The Neon Museum Las Vegas. August 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  22. ^ "Historic Silver Slipper Sign Planned For Placement On Las Vegas Boulevard Starting Sunday Night". City of Las Vegas. September 18, 2009. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2011.
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