Everything in Famous Stardust Casino Is for Sale

This month, the Stardust shut its doors after 48 years on the Strip in Las Vegas, and soon a demolition crew will wire the old lady for implosion to make way for another new Vegas property. Tomorrow, the Great American Group is running an auction that puts just about everything inside the Stardust up for grabs.

Workers from Great American took over the Stardust on Nov. 1, the day that marked the last roll of dice at the popular casino, and have been busy categorizing and inventorying everything from the signs that marked the historical sports book to kitchen equipment that nobody ever saw.

The five-day auction starts tomorrow with items from its casino going on the block, including stuff from its sportsbook, gaming tables, TVs, Presidential Room furnishings, neon signs, and more. People not in Vegas can view and bid on auction items from their computers at home.

Saturday has thousands of pieces of art work, memorabilia, antiques and collectibles, and furnishings from William B's restaurant up for grabs. Sunday is a day of rest, but the auction continues Monday with room furnishings and restaurant equipment from six kitchens being bid on.

Tuesday makes landscaping, room furnishings, building maintenance, generators, vehicles, office furniture, computer equipment, and more available. The entire auction can be viewed at GreatAmerican.com.

An employee from Great American who wished to remain anonymous (she said she's already being bombarded with inquiries about the auction) says the company expects the busiest days to be Friday and Saturday when the memorabilia and signs that people who visited the Stardust for years and years are familiar with go on the block.

"We've had calls from all over the country and each person kind of has something that is near and dear to their heart," the Great American employee said. "The questions and the interest have been absolutely overwhelming."

The entire sportsbook, including the board, counters and scrolling signs, is available for purchase. At one time, all the lines in the country were set from The Stardust's sports book, and the way the book was set up was modeled by casinos everywhere. Five lighted signs that mark the sportsbook are also available to collectors, as well as signs marking everything in the casino from the high-limit rooms to bathrooms.

Poker lovers can bid on tables, chairs, cards and those small, drink carts that are used in poker rooms everywhere. Chairs from the poker room and the sports book - as well as everywhere else in the Stardust - are also up for grabs.

The real fun begins Saturday, when art and photos are made available. With so many items, at least some of them will be affordable to casual collectors who might have fallen in love at the Stardust and remembered a certain painting hanging in Michael B's restaurant, or visited the Stardust for decades and also like the frame picture of Debbie Reynolds and Chuck Norris practicing karate (Lot #2743).

There are photos of Fats Domino, moon rocks, construction of the Pavilion, showgirls riding rockets, the Kim Sisters, Eartha Kitt, Siegfried and Roy in 1971, and a whole mess more, taken straight off the walls of the casino.

In short, anything and everything that was used to make the Stardust a great destination for 48 years can be bought, everything from theater lighting to the pink suede chairs that used to sit in the high limit slots area.

Those not in Vegas can still take part in the auction through the Internet. Visit GreatAmerican.com for more information.

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