The hotel, which has 366 rooms, closed in 2009. According to Wikipedia, “the casino is named for its founder, Benny Binion, whose family ran it from its founding in 1951 until 2004.
My folks stayed at the Dunes, but the million dollars was a heck of a photo opportunity back then. Of course, Binion’s is still in operation downtown Las Vegas. The Horseshoe brand opened its first casino on the Strip in 1951 under the name Binion’s Horseshoe, owned by Benny Binion, a famous gambler who built a brand around his identity as the casino. And that cute couple in the middle? That’s my Mom and Dad! Mom guessed this photo to be very late 70s, possibly 1980. This postcard is a real photo printed on postcard stock on the back (Kodak Paper). Long famed for ‘Fast Action’, the new beautiful Horseshoe Hotel and Casino is now considered the “Showplace of Casino Center.” The popular new Sombrero Room features the most authentic Mexican food in Las Vegas. One hundred $10,000 bills encased in an 8 foot golden horseshoe. The ‘Bright Spot’ on the world’s brightest 2 blocks, features the most unique display seen anywhere $1,000,000.00 in cash.
