King 8 Casino, Las Vegas, NV Cassino Chip

Obsolete
Denom: $1
Issued: 1980s
Color: BEIGE
Inserts: 4-Pink
Mold: H&C (SCV)
Inlay: HS-GOLD
Became: Wild Wild West
3330 W Tropicana
Las Vegas, Nevada 89103
Type: Land Based
Status: Closed
Open: 1974, Close: 1998
Located at 3300 West Tropicana, this area just West of the Las Vegas Strip has had gaming since 1974. It is one of the smallest casinos no doubt, but the area became a popular stop for truck drivers going through the night.
In 1974, King 8 was opened by owners Olind Jenni and Will Roberts. The random and very interesting part about the owners was they actually had a hotel also in Alaska under the King 8 name as well. Of course, there are no licensed casinos in the state of Alaska.
King 8 Hotel and Casino, one of their motto's was luxury at budget prices. To this day, it has always been known as one of the more economical hotels and casinos near the Vegas Strip. Fourteen years into owning King 8 Hotel and Casino in 1988, a hotel investor group named Trust out of Los Angeles, California purchased King 8
In 1996, it would then be taken over by J.A. Tiberti Construction Co. who partnered with Station Casinos in 1998. More than 20 years later, it has been a Station Casino operation since.
The King 8 officially closed in 1998 for a remodeling job.
It is now the Wild, Wild West Casino