Within a year of operation, the property quickly outgrew itself and underwent the first of more than a dozen expansion projects. When it first opened its doors on July 1, 1976, Station Casinos’ flagship property was known as The Casino and occupied only 5,000 square-feet of space on Sahara Avenue just west of the Las Vegas Strip.Īttached to the Mini Price Motor Inn, The Casino had 100 slot machines, a few table games, a snack bar and 90 employees when it first opened, according to a news release. The property, celebrating its 40th anniversary on Friday, had a different name before it was known as Bingo Palace - The Casino. Jeff Scheid/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow many longtime Las Vegans, Palace Station is - and, to them, will always be - Bingo Palace. The Palace Station celebrates its 40th anniversary this week. Mike Manning, Santa Fe Station shift manager, 39 years with the company, sits at a blackjack table at Palace Station on Tuesday, June 28, 2016.