Owners Say Resort Not 'Economically Viable'Sahara Hotel@Casino Las Vegas Closing
LAS VEGAS -- Judging by its marquee, you couldn’t tell the Sahara hotel was going to close Monday afternoon.
The sign still advertised rooms available, along with the famous Speed roller coaster.
But that’s the kind of ending the Sahara has written for itself. After spending its final years operating as a low-key, low-cost property in a poorly-trafficked area of the Las VegasStrip, it was closing without fireworks or fanfare.
Owners SBE Entertainment said the doors will close permanently at 2 p.m. and there would be no closing event, save for Friday’s raffle of the property’s progressive jackpot.
The Sahara opened in October 1952 and is regarded as the last classic casino on the Strip.
Monday, May 16, 2011
Sahara Hotel Casino Las Vegas Closing its Doors today
Sahara Hotel and Casino Las Vegas are closing its doors for good today. That is how "good" the financial recovery is, according to the United States government.
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Dr Martha Castro's Counter (SD: 10/28/11)
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Good bye ol' friend.
ReplyDeleteI'm really going to miss you, Sahara. Up until the idiots from California showed up, you were the last sparkling gem in our eyes. What a sad way to go.
ReplyDeleteGood riddance. All you see in Las Vegas now days is obese people eating while walking, badly dressed people, rude people. It's not like in the glory days of Vegas, when men and women were handsomely dressed and had manners.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Dr. Malliot. They've lost the entire Vegas touch. Its all been turned into an adult Disney Land.
ReplyDeleteLas Vegas is definitely not what it used to be... now its just overbuilt and empty. Some streets are ghost towns...not even fun anymore
ReplyDeleteIn this crappy economy the rest are soon to follow.
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