Silver Slipper
Silver Slipper opened in 1950 and closed in 1988, after 38 years, on the Las Vegas Strip. On the site today: Vacant land, once parking for the Frontier.
The story
The Silver Slipper opened on 1 September 1950 as part of the Last Frontier Village, briefly called the Golden Slipper. It was an Old West casino known for comedy and burlesque, from Hank Henry's revues in the 1950s to Kenny Kerr's Boy-lesque from 1977. In 1964 it became the first Nevada casino shut down for cheating, after state agents found flat dice. Howard Hughes ran its gaming from 1968 until he died in 1976, and in 1970 it became the first Strip casino to hire women as table dealers. It closed on 28 November 1988 and was cleared for Frontier parking. The site is still vacant, and its neon slipper stands outside the Neon Museum.
- Opened1950
- Closed1988
- There nowVacant land, once parking for the Frontier
Nearby, also gone
- New Frontier 1942–2007 · up to 984 roomsNow: Empty lot opposite Treasure Island
- Desert Inn 1950–2000 · up to 715 roomsNow: Wynn Las Vegas
- Stardust 1958–2006 · up to 1,552 roomsNow: Resorts World Las Vegas
Old Vegas: where to still see it
Facts from Silver Slipper on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).