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Stardust auction attracts 2,500 bidders

2006-11-21 16:07:28

The recently-closed Stardust casino has held its long-awaited auction of items and products from the resort, with over 2,500 bidders eager to own a piece of Las Vegas history.

Having been an integral part of the Las Vegas Strip since the 1960s, the Stardust closed its doors for the last time at the end of last month, making way for a new casino development to be built on the land.

The auction provided nostalgic gamblers with their last chance to see some of the famous icons of the hotel resort, along with more idiosyncratic items. Lots ranged from a 12 foot replica of the casino's neon sign &ndash once the largest electric sign in the world &ndash to pieces of the casino floor.

Inflated by the sense of occasion, prices for items such as 42-inch plasma screens reached as high as $1,200 &ndash almost as high as a brand new product.

Early bidding was frantic, and saw the last craps table ever to be used in the casino sold for $7,000 to an unnamed regular Stardust patron. The table was signed by all the Stardust dealers.

Construction of the new Echelon Place casino resort will begin early next year.


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