Great breaking news from the Las Vegas Review Journal. Seems the new owner of Binion's, Terry Caudill, is making a splash by bringing back the Million Dollar Display to Binions!
The
new owner of a downtown Las Vegas casino is bringing back one of the
city's most renown tourist attractions: a stack of cash worth $1
million. On Thursday Terry Caudill owner of Binion's Hotel and Gambling Hall
on Fremont Street, announced the return of the cash, resting in an
acrylic display case on a poker table. The display is a revival of a
tradition that started under former casino owner Benny Binion.
Under Binion, the cash display attracted thousands of tourists who would shoot a picture with the money. It became one of the most enduring attractions in Las Vegas until
the 5-year tenure of Becky Behnen-Binion, another former owner who led
the casino during a tumultuous run that began in 1998 and ended when
regulators shut the property down to ensure there was enough money to
pay debts. More info has come in: n
keeping with the storied tradition of the Binions legacy, Binions
Gambling Hall & Hotel has unveiled a new version of the famed $1
Million Display that, over the last five decades, has brought millions
of visitors for a chance to pose with $1 million. For more on the history of the Horseshoe and Benny Binion, click here.
The
million dollar display is a major component of the Binions legacy and
a piece of Las Vegas history remembered and loved by locals and
visitors alike. Reintroducing the display with a modern look is part of
our strategy to preserve tradition while refreshing the Binions brand
for todays market, said Tim Lager, general manager of Binions
Gambling Hall & Hotel.
Binions new $1 Million Display
holds exactly one million dollars and is structured in a pyramid design
of acrylic glass boxes filled with cash denominations ranging from ones
to one hundred dollar bills. The display is set up on a poker table,
evoking the nostalgia of the Binions poker heritage and the days when
Benny Binion would present stacks of cash to poker tournament winners.
The
new display is only one of many changes taking place at Binions during
the remodeling and refurbishment of the legendary property. Since the
acquisition of Binions by TLC Casino Enterprises in March 2008, the
property has improved its gaming odds on blackjack and craps, added new
table games, reconfigured the casino floor, implemented a new poker
comp policy offering players $2 per hour of live play and is nearing
one hundred percent completion to Ticket In Ticket Out technology on
all slot and video poker machines. More projects are expected to come
online through the end of 2008 and early 2009.
The $1 Million
Display is located in the Binions casino near the Club Binions Booth.
Guests who join Club Binions receive $25 in slot play or table game
non-negotiable chips for just $20 plus a free photo with the $1
million. The $1 Million Display is open from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
Photo subjects must be 21 or older.
Ownership
In
March 2008, Binions Gambling Hall & Hotel was acquired by TLC
Casino Enterprises, a privately held gaming company located in Las
Vegas, Nevada. TLC Casino Enterprises also owns and operates the Four
Queens Hotel & Casino. Both properties are in close proximity and
are situated on the world-famous Fremont Street Experience in downtown
Las Vegas.