Frontier Casino Imploded in Las Vegas

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Frontier Casino Imploded in Las Vegas

The second property to open on the Las Vegas Strip,The Frontier casino-hotel was imploded on Tuesday.

The 16-story Frontier Casino was felled with over 1,000 pounds of explosives to make way for a multibillion-dollar resort which is set to open in 2011.

Elad Group owner and Israeli billionaire Yitzhak Tshuva, who is partnering to build an $8 billion megaresort where the New Frontier stood, was on hand.

The Frontier was the first "themed" casino in Las Vegas. It was also is very well known for being the first place that Elvis Presley performed in the city. Ronald Regan also performed at The Frontier. Billionaire Howard Hughes once owned it as well.

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