29 Facts About Stardust Hotel

The Stardust Hotel was conceived by Tony Cornero, and construction began in 1954.

The Stardust Hotel had numerous creditors, and construction was stopped in 1956, when the project ran out of money.

The Stardust Hotel was sold again in 1979, to Al Sachs and Herb Tobman, both of whom had previously served as general managers for the resort.

The Stardust had been one of the few Las Vegas Strip resorts without a high-rise hotel tower, until the Boyds added a 32-story tower in 1990.

The Stardust closed on November 1,2006, and the two hotel towers were imploded on March 13,2007.

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The following year, Boyd partnered with FanDuel to launch Stardust Hotel-branded online casinos in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Stardust Hotel was conceived by Tony Cornero, known as Tony Stralla.

Approximately 60 percent of bricklayers in the Las Vegas Valley were hired to construct the Stardust Hotel, leaving few workers available to build new school facilities in the area.

Stardust Hotel's death was considered suspicious, and an investigation was opened.

The suit sought to have the Stardust Hotel placed into receivership, stating that borrowing an additional $2.

The Stardust Hotel was 80-percent complete at the time, and it was alleged that there was no money left to finish construction, which would take another $1.

Stardust Hotel said that most of the creditors who sought reorganization were not eligible to do so.

The Stardust Hotel continued to face financial problems after its opening.

Up to that point, the Stardust Hotel had more than $1 million in liens filed against it, and a local glass company filed a foreclosure suit against the resort later in the month.

Stardust Hotel disappeared once the operation was uncovered, and he was later presumed dead.

The Boyd family were surprised to see how profitable the Stardust Hotel actually was, now that skimming was no longer being practiced there.

The Stardust Hotel carpenters had gone 11 years without a raise, and the National Labor Relations Board eventually filed a complaint against Boyd Gaming, which ultimately agreed to provide raises for the employees.

The Stardust Hotel experienced weak revenue during 2001, and approximately 200 employees were laid off.

The Stardust Hotel site, consisting of 60 acres, was considered a prime piece of land for redevelopment.

Revenue at the Stardust Hotel was helped by the opening of the nearby Wynn Las Vegas in 2005, but fell throughout 2006.

Stardust Hotel was sold out for the final night before the closure.

The Stardust Hotel had nearly 1,600 employees at the time, down about 200 from usual.

The Stardust Hotel had its own barbershop, which operated for more than 40 years, until the resort's closure.

In 1967, the Stardust Hotel opened Horseman's Park, which was located behind the resort and hosted horse events.

The Stardust Hotel was the first resort on the Las Vegas Strip to offer an RV park, although other resort owners were skeptical that such a concept could work.

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The Stardust Hotel sportsbook became popular across the United States in the late 1980s, after being featured in various media such as television news and magazines.

In October 1999, the Stardust Hotel hired Wayne Newton as its resident headliner for a reported $25 million per year.

However, snippets of the Hoagy Carmichael song Stardust Hotel can be heard on the soundtrack, giving a subtle hint as to the casino's true identity.

Stardust Hotel was a filming location for the 1998 film Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, in which it is portrayed as the fictional Bazooko Circus casino.