Claudine Williams
An owner and operator on the Strip
A casino owner and manager whose career linked the Silver Slipper, Holiday Casino and the growth of UNLV.
Buying and building
Williams and her husband Shelby bought the Silver Slipper in 1965 and sold it to Howard Hughes in 1969. They opened the Holiday Casino in 1973; after Shelby’s death in 1977, she became president and general manager. [1]
Business and the university
UNLV’s biography follows her later role with Harrah’s, bank leadership and founding trusteeship of the UNLV Foundation. It also identifies her as the first woman inducted into the Gaming Hall of Fame. [1]
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The papers announce the Stardust’s arrival
An opening announcement introduces the new Stardust resort and the fanfare surrounding its debut.
Summa Corp. sells Frontier, Silver Slipper
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UNLV regents expected to OK Greenspun college
The Sun reported that regents were expected to approve naming UNLV’s College of Urban Affairs for the Greenspun family after a $1.7 million gift.
Homer Rissman, architect of Circus Circus and Strip expansions, dies at 74
The Sun’s October 4, 2001 obituary credited Homer Rissman with the tent-shaped Circus Circus design and with work on Flamingo towers and the Primm properties.
Casino hotel planned for Silver Slipper site
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Harrah’s extends its debt exchange timetable
Harrah’s announced changes to a debt exchange involving its casino operating company, including a later deadline and a reduced cap for one group of notes.
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Claudine Williams
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