La Bayou
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| Location | Las Vegas, Nevada 89101 |
| Address | 15 East Fremont Street |
| Opening date | 1913 |
| Theme | French |
| Total gaming space | 3,200 sq ft (300 m2) |
| Casino type | Land-based |
| Owner | Steve Burnstine |
| Previous names | Las Vegas Coffee House Northern Club Monte Carlo Coin Castle[1] |
| Renovated in | 2000 |
La Bayou is a casino located on the Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas, Nevada.
The casino has 3,200 square feet (300 m2) of gaming space with 125 slot machines.[2][3] La Bayou is one of the few casinos in Las Vegas where slot machines pay out in coins, rather than vouchers.
History
The business opened as the Las Vegas Coffee House.
Northern Club
In 1920 Mayme Stocker renamed it the Northern Club, offering liquor and gaming when both were illegal.[1] "Northern" was a well-known codeword among railroad workers for an establishment serving alcohol.[4]
On March 20, 1931,[5] the Northern Club received the first Nevada gaming license.[6][7] This was also the first gaming license issued to a woman, Mayme Stocker.[5]
By 1941, Bugsy Siegel and Dave Stearns were operating the club.[8]
Monte Carlo Club
Wilbur Clark leased the Northern Club casino in 1945 renaming it the Monte Carlo Club.[1] The Stockers continued to run the Northern Hotel on the second floor.[1]
Coin Castle
By 1976, the site was operating as the Coin Castle.[9] Herb Pastor was approved to take over the Coin Castle and the nearby Golden Goose casino in 1977.[10] Pastor would later also own the nearby Sassy Sally's casino and the Girls of Glitter Gulch strip club.[11]
La Bayou
Pastor decided in 1999 to move ahead with a renovation plan to transform the Coin Castle and Sassy Sally's into La Bayou and Mermaids, respectively, for a total of $6 million.[12][13]
In 2006, Pastor's son, Steve Burnstine, purchased the two casinos and the strip club.[14][15]
In April 2016, Derek and Greg Stevens, owners of the neighboring Golden Gate and Las Vegas Club casinos, purchased the three properties, and announced that the businesses would close on June 27.[15]
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