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Good numbers!!! Although, I am not a electronic table guy, The house was very fair, staff was really nice!

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No injuries were reported during the day from fires. Also featured was a foot V-shaped swimming pool and a foot lagoon.

The resort also featured the Arabian Room, which had the capabilities and size of a Broadway theatre. Hollywood star Vera-Ellen headlined on opening night.

Gottesman and Sullivan were surprised by the amount of money lost on the hotel and on expensive headliner entertainment, while the resort suffered from poor revenue on its table games and only minimal success from the Arabian Room.

Managers of the Sands Hotel and Casino leased the showroom and casino for a short time, but were unable to make it a success.

By August , Gottesman was prepared to sell the resort as he had become upset with the large amount of his own money that he had to spend to keep it operational.

The casino was closed briefly for a lack of business. The resort was purchased in by two businessmen, Major A. Riddle and Jake Gottlieb, who had dealings with the Chicago Outfit.

Although the State Legislature was opposed to the show, it set a record for attendance in a single week at 16, In , a story, room hotel tower, known as Diamond of the Dunes, was added to the northern part of the property, bringing the total number of rooms to At the top of the tower was the Top O' the Strip restaurant and lounge.

The tower was designed by Chicago architect Milton Schwartz. The tower was the tallest building in the state at the time. It was completed in In Schwartz designed a restaurant with a dome-shaped roof, known as Dome of the Sea, operated on the property through the s.

Many top performers, such as Dean Martin , Liberace , George Burns , Ray Vasquez , Pat Cooper , Judy Garland , Violetta Villas , Phyllis Diller and Frank Sinatra , performed at the hotel.

Although it opened to much fanfare, it struggled from the start because The Dunes was at the then-southernmost part of the Strip.

The hotel frequently had to borrow money, and even the Sands Hotel lent its executives to help out, as well as bringing in numerous famous celebrities and entertainers such as Frank Sinatra 's surprise appearance dressed as a sultan.

In the late s, Morris Shenker bought an interest in the Dunes and became its Chairman of the Board. In , there were unrealized rumors Howard Hughes would buy into the hotel.

From to , Johnny Elvis Foster starred in his Elvis show, For The Love Of Elvis, at the Dunes' showroom.

Shenker was Foster's godfather. Foster was the first Elvis impersonator before Elvis died. In , the South Tower was added, expanding the hotel to rooms.

The new tower was designed by Los Angeles architect Maxwell Starkman. A second casino in a separate, round building on the site opened in under the name Oasis Casino at The Dunes.

Many major professional boxing events took place at the Dunes during this era, from to ; [10] notably the May 20, undercard that featured Ossie Ocasio retaining his WBA 's world Cruiserweight title by fifteen round unanimous decision over Randy Stephens , Greg Page beat Renaldo Snipes by twelve rounds unanimous decision in a WBC 's Heavyweight division elimination bout, Michael Dokes retained his WBA world Heavyweight title with a fifteen-round draw tie over Mike Weaver in their rematch, and Larry Holmes won over Tim Witherspoon by a twelve-round split decision to retain his WBC world Heavyweight title.

The Dunes, suffering from low revenue, filed for bankruptcy protection and reorganization under Chapter 11 on November 6, By July , Hilton Hotels Corporation and Japanese investor Masao Nangaku both separately planned to purchase the resort.

On November 17, , the Dunes was sold to Wynn's company, Mirage Resorts, Inc. On January 26, , the Dunes closed its doors for good.

A liquidation sale was conducted by National Content Liquidators to clear the property of its contents as a prelude to the building's demolition.

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