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{{short description|Defunct hotel and casino in Las Vegas}}
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| casino = Castaways
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| address = 3320 South [[Las Vegas Boulevard]]<ref>{{cite news |title=The Best Deal |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/389019904/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 2, 1982 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
| location = [[Paradise, Nevada]], U.S.
| pushpin_map = United States Las Vegas Strip#Nevada
| date_opened = August 21, 1955 (Sans Souci hotel)<br>October 23, 1957 (Sans Souci casino)<br>September 1, 1963 (Castaways)
| names_pre =Red Rooster<br> Sans Souci ▼
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| casino_type = Land-based
| owner = Ben Jaffe (1963–1967)<br>[[Hughes Tool Company]] (1967–1972)<br>[[Summa Corporation]] (1972–1986)<br>[[Steve Wynn]] (1986–87)
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| attractions = Gateway to Luck
▲| renovations = 1942, 1957, 1963
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The '''Castaways''' was a [[hotel]] and [[casino]] on the [[Las Vegas Strip]] in [[Paradise, Nevada]]. It began in the 1930s, as a small motel called Mountain View. It became the San Souci in 1939, and underwent several ownership changes in its early years. A hotel addition opened on August 21, 1955, when the property became the Sans Souci Hotel. A casino, showroom, and restaurant were eventually opened on October 23, 1957. These facilities closed less than a year later, due to financial problems, although the hotel continued operations. Following a bankruptcy reorganization, the shuttered facilities reopened in May 1960. However, the property soon closed due to further financial difficulties.
Investor Ben Jaffe purchased the Sans Souci and reopened it as the [[Polynesia]]n-themed Castaways on September 1, 1963. A new signature attraction was a [[Jain temple]] replica referred to as the [[St. Louis Jain temple|Gateway to Luck]]. Jaffe also added more hotel rooms. He served as landlord for the casino portion, which was operated by a separate group. The casino closed again in December 1964, and was briefly reopened a year later under a new operating group. Following another closure, it reopened in May 1967, and Jaffe sold the entire property later that year to [[Howard Hughes]], marking his third Las Vegas casino purchase. Hughes owned it through [[Hughes Tool Company]], and later through his [[Summa Corporation]].
In 1986, casino owner [[Steve Wynn]] purchased the Castaways and nearby vacant property with plans to build a new resort on the land. The Castaways closed on July 20, 1987. Wynn's new resort, [[The Mirage]], opened in 1989. The Castaways name would later be used for the [[Showboat Hotel and Casino]] on [[Boulder Highway]], starting in 2001.
==History==
===Early years===
The property began in the 1930s, as a small motel called the Mountain View auto court. In 1939, it was sold to W. R. Miller and Dr. Freeman H. Smith, who renamed it the San Souci.<ref>{{cite news |title=Found in Vegas |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22mountain+view+auto+court%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=new |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 9, 1939 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title='Ideal Climate' Found Here in Las Vegas |url=https://cdm17304.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/LasVegas02a/id/13183/rec/1 |work=Las Vegas Age |date=May 12, 1939 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |page=1 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name=Eastern>{{cite news |title=Auto Court Sold to Eastern Couple |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Auto%20Court%20Sold%20to%20Eastern%20Couple%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 21, 1941 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> They sold it to Burton Miller and his wife in 1941.<ref name=Eastern/> The 16-room San Souci was sold again in 1946, to Las Vegas attorney H. Cleveland Schultz.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vegas Attorney Buys Auto Court |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Vegas+Attorney+Buys+Auto+Court%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 9, 1946 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
A grand opening for the renamed Sans Souci Hotel took place on August 21, 1955, following renovations which included a two-story, 82-room hotel<ref name=Bidding/> and an [[Olympic-size swimming pool]]. Future additions were planned for the 12-acre property, including a casino, nightclub, and restaurant.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Change Eyed |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22san+souci%22+%22belcher%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 21, 1955 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Grand Opening Held For San Souci Hotel |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22grand%22+%22opening%22+%22san+souci%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 22, 1955 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=First Wing of New Hotel In Strip Area is Opened |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22First+Wing+of+New+Hotel%22+%22Strip+Area+is+Opened%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 28, 1955 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The casino portion opened on October 23, 1957.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Is Given License By County |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+Is+Given+License+By+County%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 14, 1957 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Sans Souci Hotel |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22New+Sans+Souci+Hotel&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 23, 1957 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It was operated by George E. Mitzell and Harold V. Hinds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Strip Casino Wins Approval |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147817394/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |date=September 23, 1957 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The property also featured live entertainment in the new 400-seat Jamaica Room.<ref>{{cite news |title=Vi Taylor Director of Public Relations at New Sans Souci |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22director+of+public%22+%22new+sans+souci%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 4, 1957 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> At the end of 1957, Mitzell announced plans to add 100 additional rooms,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Set for Big Expansion! |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+Set+for+Big+Expansion%21%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 19, 1957 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> although these did not materialize.<ref name=Bidding/> In 1958, a meat company filed a $21,500 lawsuit against the Sans Souci for lack of payment.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Groups Hit By $21,500 Civil Suit |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22sans+souci+groups+hit%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 27, 1958 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Saxophonist [[Charlie Ventura]] also filed a lawsuit, after suffering a fall on the casino's stage during a performance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Big Damage Suit Against Sans Souci |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22damage%22+%22sans+souci%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 24, 1958 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
[[File:Sans Souci Las Vegas.jpg|thumb|left|Sans Souci hotel entrance, July 1959]]
===Castaways Casino (1963-87)===▼
In July 1958, two Las Vegas men, Jerry Kastner and Arthur Rozen, agreed to invest a total of $75,000 in operating funds.<ref>{{cite news |title=Gaming Board Studies Sans Souci Matter |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22sans+souci%22+%22kastner%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 8, 1958 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New Funds Set for Sans Souci |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22New+Funds+Set+for+Sans+Souci%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 10, 1958 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Kastner ultimately purchased only $31,000 worth of casino stock, and later said that he pulled out of the deal because it had been misrepresented.<ref name=SuePartner/><ref name=LosesDamage/> The casino and showroom closed in August 1958, and the property filed for bankruptcy.<ref name=Trustee/><ref name=Lease>{{cite news |title=Casino Lease At San Souci Gets Approval |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147952048/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=June 20, 1959 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Federal agents seized money from the Sans Souci for its failure to pay cabaret taxes. The hotel was unaffected.<ref name=Trustee>{{cite news |title=Name Trustee For San Souci |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149725026/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |date=August 5, 1958 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Sans Souci later filed a $400,000 [[damages]] suit against Kastner, alleging that his pullout resulted in the property's bankruptcy. A court eventually ruled in Kastner's favor.<ref name=SuePartner>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Operators Sue Partner |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+Operators+Sue+Partner%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 24, 1959 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=San Souci Seeks $400,000 Damages |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22San+Souci+Seeks+%24400%2C000+Damages%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 25, 1961 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=LosesDamage>{{cite news |title=Casino Loses Damage Suit |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Casino+Loses+Damage+Suit%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 2, 1961 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In 1959, a federal judge approved a reorganization plan which would include leasing the casino, showroom, restaurant and bar to a new group for five years, at $8,500 a month.<ref name=Lease/><ref>{{cite news |title=Reorganization Plans For Sans Souci Presented |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Reorganization+Plans+For+Sans+Souci+Presented%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=April 19, 1959 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Hotel Plan Wins Okeh |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+Hotel+Plan+Wins+Okeh%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 22, 1959 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Reorganization Approved For Sans Souci Hotel |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/145616277/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=July 23, 1959 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The showroom reopened in May 1960,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci To Go Ahead With Plans |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+To+Go+Ahead+With+Plans%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 18, 1960 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Opens Show With New Type Talent |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+Opens+Show+With+New+Type+Talent%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 19, 1960 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and the state approved the casino to add table games; it had only been licensed, the month prior, to operate slot machines.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Gains License |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?date_from=1960&date_to=1960&text=%22sans+souci%22+%22license%22&content_added=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=May 19, 1960 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Special Meet Current Topic Of Debate |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147152424/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |date=May 24, 1960 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In August 1960, agents of the [[Internal Revenue Service]] seized 10 slot machines, which were considered [[contraband]] after the casino failed to purchase [[tax stamp]]s.<ref>{{cite news |title=Revenue Agents Seize Slots |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/148279137/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |date=August 3, 1960 |access-date=April 24, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Petitions for Slot Return |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans%20Souci%20Petitions%20for%20Slot%20Return%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 3, 1960 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The Sans Souci re-entered bankruptcy in November 1961, after four major [[creditor]]s rejected financial negotiations. The property owned more than $900,000.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Adjudged Bankrupt After Four Years of Negotiation |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Sans+Souci+Adjudged+Bankrupt+After+Four+Years+of+Negotiation%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 10, 1961 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It eventually closed and, in November 1962, was sold in a bankruptcy auction for $749,600. The new owner was Ben Jaffe, a Las Vegas investor and owner of the [[Tropicana Las Vegas|Tropicana]].<ref name=Bidding>{{cite news |title=Vegas Hotel Man Wins Bidding For Sans Souci |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Vegas+Hotel+Man+Wins+Bidding+For+Sans+Souci%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 18, 1962 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
Shortly after his purchase, Jaffe announced plans to rename the property as the [[Polynesia]]n-themed Castaways, and to add additional rooms while remodeling the existing 82 units. Jaffe had previously built a popular Castaways motel in [[Miami Beach, Florida]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jaffe To Rename Sans Souci 'The Castaways' |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Jaffe+To+Rename+Sans+Souci%22+%22The+Castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 28, 1962 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Construction of new rooms was underway in 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Foreclosure Suit Hits Sans Souci |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Foreclosure+Suit+Hits+Sans+Souci%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 28, 1963 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> That year, KLAS Radio relocated its headquarters to the Castaways.<ref>{{cite news |title=KLAS Radio Moves To New Headquarters |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22KLAS+Radio+Moves+To+New+Headquarters%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 4, 1963 |access-date=April 25, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> KVEG would later take its place.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kansas City firm buys KVEG |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Kansas%20City%20firm%20buys%20KVEG%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 15, 1971 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The property reopened as the Castaways on September 1, 1963.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22castaways%22%20%22barry%20ashton%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 1, 1963 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Nixes Lions For Opening Hijinks |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+Nixes+Lions+For+Opening%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 4, 1963 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22good%20columnist%27s%20job%22%20%22castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 16, 1963 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The casino was operated by Mississippi oilman Ike P. LaRue and his business partner Everett Eugene McCarlie. LaRue was the brother of [[Fred LaRue]], who also invested in the casino operation.<ref>{{cite news |title=Who Was Answering on 2287 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/714628965/ |work=Newsday |date=April 24, 1972 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Sullivan |first=Patricia |title=Watergate 'Bagman' Fred LaRue, 75, Dies |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/watergate-bagman-fred-larue-75-dies/2012/05/31/gJQATOlOGV_story.html |access-date=April 26, 2022 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=July 29, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Smith |first=John L. |title=Bagman went from Las Vegas casino owner to Watergate legend |url=http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Aug-01-Sun-2004/news/24434890.html |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 1, 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041104052932/http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2004/Aug-01-Sun-2004/news/24434890.html |archive-date=November 4, 2004}}</ref> Jaffe served as landlord to the group.<ref name=FourBid/><ref name=REG-1964>{{cite news |title=Casino Closes in Vegas; Hotel Operation Continues |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/151096565/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=December 4, 1964 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The casino, restaurant, and bar were closed again on December 3, 1964, due to financial problems. The hotel continued operations,<ref name=REG-1964/><ref>{{cite news |title=Game Room Doors Close At 6 P.M. |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Game+Room+Doors+Close+At+6+P.M.%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=December 4, 1964 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and the restaurant was eventually reopened. In June 1965, another new group proposed a $100,000 investment to reopen the casino and take over its operations from the LaRue group.<ref name=FourBid>{{cite news |title=Four in Bid to Reopen Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Four%20in%20Bid%20to%20Reopen%20Castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=June 19, 1965 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Gaming Board Reviews Nevada License Bids |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/78963828/ |access-date=March 1, 2019 |work=Nevada State journal |date=August 6, 1965 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription }}</ref> The proposal was approved by the state, and the casino and showroom reopened in October 1965,<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways, Slipper Get Board Okay |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways%2C+Slipper+Get+Board+Okay%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 21, 1965 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Casino Opens With New Show |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+Casino+Opens%22+%22With+New+Show%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 27, 1965 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> before closing again three months later.<ref>{{cite news |title=Oliver Kahle Asks Permit For Gaming |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/150739970/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |date=March 28, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hotel Investigating Dinner Plan Beefs |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Hotel+Investigating+Dinner+Plan+Beefs%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 3, 1966 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
The casino reopened in May 1967, with Oliver Kahle as operator.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Casino Back In Action! |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+Casino+Back+In+Action%21%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=March 29, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=County Grants Castaways Okay |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22oliver+kahle%22+%22gaming+boards+wednesday%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=May 11, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Several months later, [[Howard Hughes]] reached an agreement to buy the Castaways, marking his third Las Vegas casino purchase.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hughes Buys Third Casino |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/565061532/ |work=Napa Valley Register |agency=Associated Press |date=September 23, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Macy |first=Robert |title=Las Vegas Still Feels Impact of Howard Hughes |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-04-13-mn-4434-story.html |access-date=April 26, 2022 |work=Los Angeles Times |agency=Associated Press |date=April 13, 1986}}</ref> Hughes bought the entire property from Jaffe and took over Kahle's operating stake. The sale was approved by the [[Nevada Gaming Commission]] in October 1967,<ref>{{cite news |title=Another |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/720590499/ |work=Independent |date=October 20, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hughes Obtains Gaming License |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/702885495/ |work=The Fresno Bee |agency=Associated Press |date=October 27, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> at a cost of $3.3 million.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Drosnin |first1=Michael |last2=Hughes |first2=Howard |title=Citizen Hughes |date=2004 |publisher=Broadway Books |isbn=978-0-7679-1934-0 |page=473 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jlx-bcbx8_oC&pg=PA473 |access-date=April 26, 2022}}</ref> At the time, the casino had 10 table games and 152 slot machines. It was owned and operated by [[Hughes Tool Company]],<ref>{{cite news |title=Hughes Cleared to Buy Another Casino |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/675139966/ |work=Kansas City Times |date=October 21, 1967 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and would be the smallest of six Las Vegas casinos that Hughes eventually owned.<ref name=Remodelling/>
A larger showroom stage was added in 1969.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Expands Its Facilities |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways%20Expands%20Its%20Facilities%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 21, 1969 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The casino's table games were closed in October 1971, to allow for a $250,000 remodeling of the casino. The slot machines and hotel continued to operate.<ref name=Remodelling>{{cite news |title=Strip casino remodelling project starts |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/150536610/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=October 15, 1971 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Casino Closes |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Casino+Closes%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFDB220B673E |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 15, 1971 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways to Undergo Refurbishing |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+to+Undergo+Refurbishing%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFDB220B673E |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=October 19, 1971 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Work on the rest of the casino took place in 1972.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Is Back In Business |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+Is+Back+In+Business%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFDB220B673E |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=January 16, 1972 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways to close Wednesday |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+to+close+Wednesday%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 30, 1971 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Construction underway on Castaways casino |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Construction%20underway%20on%20Castaways%20casino%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 25, 1972 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> That year, [[Summa Corporation]] was formed to oversee Hughes' casinos.<ref>{{cite news |title=Hughes casino plan submitted |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/147552701/ |work=Reno Evening Gazette |agency=Associated Press |date=May 8, 1973 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> A $2.5 million renovation and expansion concluded in 1981.<ref>{{cite news |title=Construction booming at LV casinos |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Construction%20booming%20at%20lv%20casinos%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=June 21, 1981 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
In October 1986, the Castaways and nearby vacant acreage was sold for $50 million to casino owner [[Steve Wynn]], who planned to build a new resort on the land. In the meantime, Summa continued leasing the Castaways site and operating the hotel-casino.<ref>Retrieved April 27, 2022:{{ubl
|{{cite news |title=Deals on the Strip |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Deals+on+the+Strip%22+%22castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 5, 1986 |url-access=subscription}}
|{{cite news |title=Castaways sold to group |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways%20sold%20to%20group%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 18, 1986 |url-access=subscription}}
|{{cite news |title=Summa sells Strip property |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Summa%20sells%20Strip%20property%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=October 29, 1986 |url-access=subscription}}
|{{cite news |title=Golden Nugget planning new Vegas casino |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149490877/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |agency=Associated Press |date=October 31, 1986 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}
}}</ref> Real estate developer [[Donald Trump]] had previously discussed purchasing the Castaways, until Wynn made a better offer.<ref>{{cite news |title=The big money |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22The+big+money%22+%22steve+wynn%22+%22castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 7, 1986 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Numerous VIPs, including Wynn, attended a farewell celebration at the casino on July 19, 1987, ahead of the property's closing the next day.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways mystique fades into memory |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways%20mystique%20fades%20into%20memory%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 21, 1987 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Classy Closing |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Classy%20Closing%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 27, 1987 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Castaways makes classy exit |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22The%20Castaways%20makes%20classy%20exit%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 30, 1987 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Various items were given away as souvenirs, with the grand prize being a six-ton, 90-foot-long sign from the casino's east side.<ref name=Morrison/>
At the time of its closing, the Castaways had 228 rooms and 650 employees.<ref name=Morrison>{{cite news |last=Morrison |first=Jane Ann |title=Las Vegas says farewell to old-timer Castaways |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/149311858/ |work=Reno Gazette-Journal |date=July 21, 1987 |access-date=April 26, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It was scheduled to be demolished in the months ahead to make way for Wynn's new resort,<ref>{{cite web |title=Teary-Eyed Dealers Bid Casino Farewell |url=https://nl.newsbank.com |website=[[San Jose Mercury News]] |access-date=March 1, 2019 |date=July 20, 1987 |url-access=subscription |via=[[NewsLibrary]]}}</ref> which opened as [[The Mirage]] in 1989. The Mirage's northern edge on Las Vegas Boulevard occupies the former Castaways property.<ref>{{cite web |title=Las Vegas Strip |url=https://vintagelasvegas.com/strip |website=Vintage Las Vegas |access-date=April 27, 2022 |quote=North side of current Mirage property.}}</ref> The Castaways name would later be used for the [[Showboat Hotel and Casino]] on [[Boulder Highway]], starting in 2001.<ref>{{cite news |title=Las Vegas Showboat taking 'Castaways' name |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/sep/20/las-vegas-showboat-taking-castaways-name/ |access-date=April 26, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 20, 2000}}</ref>
==Attractions==
===Gateway to Luck===
{{main|St. Louis Jain temple}}
In 1963, the Castaways added a [[Jain temple]] replica as a tourist attraction. It was originally built for the 1904 [[St. Louis World's Fair]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Strip Resort to Display Teak Temple |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Strip+Resort+to+Display+Teak+Temple%22&date_from=1963&date_to=1963&content_added=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 14, 1963 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22jain+temple%22+%22castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 29, 1963 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Sect>{{cite news |title=Sect Asks Casino to Give Up 'Shrine' Replica of Sacred Temple Displayed as Tourist Attraction |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/387310201/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 21, 1981 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Castaways referred to the temple as the Gateway to Luck. The 14-ton structure was 35 feet high and included a winding staircase leading to a balcony. It was located behind the casino building in a fenced-off area, next to a wishing well.<ref name=Sect/><ref name=Religious/>
In 1980, the [[Jain Center of Southern California]] (JCSC) learned of the replica's existence and its use as a tourist attraction, with which JCSC disagreed: "We believe the display of the temple this way is an insult". JCSC requested that the temple be donated,<ref name=Sect/><ref name=Religious>{{cite news |title=Religious Group Wants Vegas Shrine Replica |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/621353627/ |work=The Sacramento Bee |agency=Associated Press |date=May 22, 1981 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> and Summa instead offered to sell it for $250,000, which was more than JCSC could afford.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thai Buddhist God a Good Luck Symbol: Casino Puts Bet on Deity Statue |url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/401588903/ |work=Los Angeles Times |date=January 14, 1984 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com |url-access=subscription}}</ref> In 1987, amid the Castaways' closure, the temple was disassembled and donated to members of the Jain sect in Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jain temple replica to stay in Las Vegas |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Jain+temple+replica+to+stay+in+Las+Vegas%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 7, 1987 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The temple is spared from doom |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22The+temple+is+spared+from+doom%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=new |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 12, 1987 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> It has since been reconstructed at JCSC.
===Entertainment===
In its early years, the property featured women who performed shows while dressed as mermaids.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sans Souci Mermaid in the Pool |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?date_from=1958&date_to=1958&text=%22sans+souci%22+%22mermaid%22&content_added=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6&sort=old |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=January 24, 1958 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first= Sonya |last=Padgett |title= Live Art: Flipping Over Fish |url= http://www.lvrj.com/living/13001937.html |work= [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]] |date=January 3, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080206184603/http://www.lvrj.com/living/13001937.html |archive-date=February 6, 2008}}</ref> In 1964, the Castaways debuted several shows in its new Samoa Room,<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Act Features Guitar-Playing Vocalist |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways%20Act%20Features%20Guitar-Playing%20Vocalist%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B0%5D=1508AFDB220B673E |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=February 14, 1964 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> including ''Bottoms Up'', a musical comedy.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways' 'Bottoms Up' Now Big Strip Attraction |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways%27+%27Bottoms+Up%27+Now+Big+Strip+Attraction%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=July 19, 1964 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref name=Starr>{{cite book |last=Starr |first=Michael Seth |title=Black and Blue: The Redd Foxx Story |date=2011 |publisher=Applause Theatre & Cinema |isbn=978-1-55783-852-0 |page=78 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a7vcX2uNPK4C&pg=PA78 |access-date=April 27, 2022}}</ref> It was produced by Breck Wall.<ref>{{cite news |last=McGee |first=Kimberley |title=Off the Wall |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/sep/09/off-the-wall/ |access-date=April 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=September 9, 2000}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=The Great Wall |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2002/aug/02/the-great-wall/ |access-date=April 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=August 2, 2002}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Show proves to have bottomless appeal |url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2003/jul/11/show-proves-to-have-bottomless-appeal/ |access-date=April 27, 2022 |work=Las Vegas Sun |date=July 11, 2003}}</ref> Another show, ''Happy-Go-Lucky'', starred [[Lili St. Cyr]] and [[Hank Henry]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Lili St. Cyr, Hank Henry Head Show |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Lili+St.+Cyr%2C+Hank+Henry+Head+Show%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=August 21, 1964 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Hank Henry Show Packs Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Hank+Henry+Show+Packs+Castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 4, 1964 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> ''Watusi Scandals'', a musical show featuring the [[Watusi (dance)|Watusi]] dance, opened in 1965.<ref>{{cite news |title=Castaways Brings Back Hit 'Watusi Scandals' |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Castaways+Brings+Back+Hit+%27Watusi+Scandals%27%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=November 2, 1965 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> Four years later, Wall opened another show called ''Cotton Club Revue '70''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Cotton Club Revue '70 To Open at Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Cotton+Club+Revue+%2770+To+Open+at+Castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 16, 1969 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The Castaways also hosted comedians [[Redd Foxx]] and [[Pearl Williams]].<ref name=Starr/><ref>{{cite news |title=Pearl Joins Lilli, Hank At Castaways |url=https://reviewjournal.newsbank.com/search?text=%22Pearl+Joins+Lilli%2C+Hank+At+Castaways%22&content_added=&date_from=&date_to=&pub%5B%5D=1508AFD0E83DBED6 |work=Las Vegas Review-Journal |date=September 12, 1964 |access-date=April 27, 2022 |url-access=subscription}}</ref>
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