Inside Binions Hotel Tower...SEALED OFF since 2009!
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- Опубліковано 12 чер 2017
- Most people are not aware that Binion's Hotel officially closed all 366 rooms in December of 2009! Colin and I went to see the rooftop pool deck that is STILL IN USE for the guests of 4 Queens Hotel & Casino, and stumbled upon a Binion's Room & Suite that was open. What's next for Binion's Tower?
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What you call Binion's Tower was once The Mint Tower. I believe it was built back in the late 50's. The Tower may have a little after the initial casino not sure but I am sure is that people would pay to go to roof of the building to atom bombs going about 50 miles away. That was a big draw back the late 50's and early 60's for downtown Vegas and the Mint was the place to be. You can get info on the Mint on Google an UA-cam.
Rebeldoug Good to know! Thanks for sharing!
Living in Las Vegas I looked it up and the tower was built in 62. That was toward end of bomb viewing fad.
Rebeldoug Didn't the Stardust have something similar to that as well?
Rebeldoug This video from the Smithsonian talks about the Atomic Bomb testing. ua-cam.com/video/intSfDqQObo/v-deo.html
Luis Noone
I believe the Stardust was one of the casinos that actively promoted the bomb viewing. The famous Stardust marquee was a representation of an atomic bomb blast. It replaced their first marquee around the late 50's or very early 60's.
Looks way cleaner and in better repair than the rooms at Circus Circus.
This place WAS the Mint Hotel and Casino before Binion’s took it. We were broke newlyweds in the 80’s and stayed there. The rooms were cheap, probably because downtown wasn’t very popular then (no “Fremont Experience”, just a busy street). However, the rooms were clean and big, had a cool retro vibe and good views. The rooftop pool was great, and room service was good, too. It was a nice, relaxing Vegas experience, not so amped-up like now.
You just answered a big burning question I've had for a long time. Been to Fremont St many times and have even been on the roof as a guest of the 4 Queens. The black plastic is there because the building has asbestos. Perfectly safe to be around unless it is being disturbed; asbestos dust isn't good. The building is owned by the 4 Queens and I do know that about 2 or 3 of the rooms have been renovated as a proof of concept. Glad to see they are taking security seriously. Seems that one day it could re-open. I got off once at the 8th floor (I think) and looked around near the elevator lobby but was too nervous to do much else. Excellent video!
those hotel rooms look like something out of No Country For Old Men
Another really interesting video; great work...
Thank you. Interesting. I have a positive (slide) of the Mint main entrance from our trip there in 1965. Fabulous. Only Flamingo's front entrance comes close.
thanks for sharing, we are exploring Las Vegas too, keep up the nice work :)
Sweeet! Always fun watching how you find , what I call the "Far Side" of Video adventures.
Wish more rooms were open...I wasn't looking to get charges for breaking a security seal. Plus some of the floors were so hot from lack of ventilation.
Great stuff! I miss that tower being open.
That was awesome. To me,it looked pretty cool for today's standard. Back then they had two of them even cooler. Thanks for sharing that
Another nice video !! THX 👍🏻
Man I'm glad I got to swim up there when I was in first grade, which was in 2007. Yes I'm in high school but off topic, I live in Vegas, and I NEVER knew this casino was closed off, sad such historic places gets closed off
the riviera closing was a big one for me. im surprised the city didnt put a stake into it to keep it as an operating 'historical landmark'
I have been to Binions numerous times, but i have never seen the hotel...thanks for the great video :)
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The Binion's (aka Mint) Tower looks in pretty good shape, when you consider that it's well over 50 years old. It would be nice to see it renovated and put back into operation.
2009? Hell, that suite looks like it was left from 1989.
@John Sabp The fine line between dump and retro is in the eye of the beholder. I loved the place. It always felt like a classy step back in time. I stayed there many times including 2009 and never got the feel I was in a dump.
I used to stay in the mid -late 90's and everything was good. It had an older, classier Vegas vibe. Damn shame it's not open now.
Cool video. I am amazed that you could just walk in & go into the elevator unnoticed!
Well they do allow visitors to use the elevators to get to the pool & Binion's Steakhouse (when the restaurant's glass elevator isn't in service - which seems like EVERY TIME I visit).
Interesting video. Thanks.
I stayed in that building many times!! I always got a south-facing room on 21 or 22 as they all had those balconies. I assume these rooms were on 23 as everything has that pink hue from the Mint days. They kept that on 23 only.
THANKS for the video did not know all the rooms are now vacant. WOW!! what a shame another piece of history gone. Interesting video!!!
I remember years ago while staying at the Las Vegas club for two weeks they didn't have a swimming pool but we were allowed to us the Plaza swimming pool only because the two casino hotels were own by the same holding company at the time.
I think I know why the security tape and black plastic was on the doors. I have seen this before and it is because Asbestos Insulation was used. It is safe so long as it isn't disturbed but deadly if it becomes airborne and inhaled. It was very common in Sheetrock from the 50s to the 80s.
if it was an asbestos issue- there would be warnings stating that everywhere. they dont mess around with that anymore. more likely water damage, or broken windows.
Not deadly?
You only get sick if you want to?
1 Russian Documentary vs Years of science and medical findings...
Wow. That's what I call Industrial Level Stupid.
Asbestos is one of the goverment's great cash cows inhale some (perfectly safe wink wink legal) fiberglass see how your doing in a few years. There are multiple forms of asbestos and how it's used mixed in etc.. They knew very shortly after vilifying it like the nazi's it was not what it first appeared to them. This is not a hidden conspiracy it simply was never corrected to public with the intensity as was the initial witch hunt. Similar to how a newspaper runs a headline or main section article and it's false. Oh they print a detraction, buried stratigically where virtually no readers would see it. In contrast to the paper selling one that virtually nobody could miss.
That's why the place is closed!!
It's amazing. Every time someone mentions asbestos online, there's someone white-knighting the asbestos industry in the comments.
A Russian documentary? Well there's a trustworthy source.
I think someone still lives in the Penthouse. Saw lots of lamps on last time I was there.
GREAT video !!!!!!!! DO MORE BINION.
Love exploring hotels
Thanks for the video. I stayed at Binnions a couple of times long ago. It wasn't bad for the price and the pool was on the roof.
The one guy in surveillance was freaking out watching you on all the monitors
Thanks
Very Interesting
When I first went there in the summer of 1958 there was a million dollars behind glass on the sidewalk in front of the Mint with armed guards standing on each side of it. Years later it was moved to the back of the casino so you had to walk all the way through to see it, get your picture taken beside it, etc. The Mint was known as the place where serious gamblers went.
Stayed there some time ago. . The halls were narrow, but the rooms were good size. Not lux but comfy!
Great video.
TY very interesting, I can remember driving down Fremont street!
Dirk Diggler all the teens would cruise Fremont Street every weekend
thx I had to watch the video again!
My friend came to visit in 2008 and 2009 staying at Binions each time. I remember hanging out by the pool on the top floor. If i remember correctly there was a steak house on the 15th floor. I used to hangout on Fremont street from 2006 to 2012 all the time.
There was Binions Steakhouse on the 15th floor. Comparable with the overpriced Strip Steakhouses but more friendly service and great food slightly less than the name brand steak places. Went there a few times, nice view of downtown into the rest of Vegas. Great food
I remember eating at the Binion's buffet in 93 I think. Great AUCE seafood. My mother raked in 5 grand there one night off from quarter slots.
I absolutely love Las Vegas! As soon as I can I Joyn (from Italy to Las Vegas!)
Never been to Vegas or the US (I'm from New Zealand) but love the channel man, especially the urban exploring. Hoping to get to Vegas one day.
before another pandemic I hope!
before Jancidas authoritarian government came to power I hope!
Used to be called THE MINT! first place i stayed when i went to LasVegas back in 1980.
That was cool, those windows were crazy that they opened up all the way when the rooms are that high! Thanks for another great video!
C Gibbs I couldn't believe the patio door slid open. When Colin and I went to the Riviera some lady jumped from the top floor balcony. They were screwed close the next day
that was the first thing i thought
The windows open all the way at the Four Queens downtown and they are still open.
@@kschreihart yup just left 4 Queens 19th floor. It was different being that high up with the window wide open .
I like to see you to go exploring thanks for letting me tag along no Chemtrails today
For some reason I always thought the Binion's was the Horseshoe...Thank you for clearing that up!
It was until they changed to only to binions
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awesome video guys, only thing wrong was that it wasn't longer!
Thanks for the feedback. Slower pans on the next vid. The other rooms were sealed
I stayed there in 2007. It was a free room. I just remember it being super dated, bad TV and no WiFi service. Also, The halls smelled smoky. Needless to say We didn't spend much time there. Never knew it closed 2 years later.
Another great video! Thanks. I wonder if Binion's has any plans to renovate/reopen the hotel tower.
Binion's has nothing to say about it. It is currently owned by Caesar's
I both predict & believe that The Binions Hotel/The Mint Tower (whatever you wanna call it) opens up, again--one day.
I remember reading/hearing about when it was scheduled to close down & I never forgot it.
Too bad...
How were you able to go inside & film everything you filmed?...
Also, were you able to take anything out of there like towels/etc., like most people do when they check into a hotel/motel/etc.?...
wow - riveting
very first hotel I ever stayed in vegas before I moved here.
Please post more of the rest of this hotel and casino. Thanks!
Ok, I have friends in town. We'll swing by later tonight.
The rest of the rooms are sealed. I can try to get into the pool & steakhouse
Can you do a video on the airstrip in Jean, nevada?
Trying to understand this... The bottom floor has an active Casino, the roof has a pool for use by another neighboring hotel, and all the rooms on all the floors in between are vacant minus the occasional squatters? And this building is in downtown Las Vegas? Wtf?
It is because there is asbestos in the rooms, and to remodel is expensive.
Steven H. Absolutely not.
Just hire '19 saudi hijackers' to demolish the place and collect the insurance money....
mobycat, I was just in LV and saw the old Las Vegas Club is now just a hole in the ground. It has been demolished all the way down to the basement. I am sure that something new and better is coming but it is still downtown which no matter how much lipstick you use it is still a dump.
The pool on the roof is still open?
When I was homeless in Vegas I actually stayed in those rooms when I had no where safe to go. I have videos too of when I went up there. crazy!
3:20?
You are lying. You can't get up to the rooms without going past 4 security guards.
I remember eating Steak in the steak house at Binions. Nice view and great food at the time!
Still open and still great!
I spent 3 weeks down at THE HORSESHOE...as it is properly known...preparing 'as built' drawings & dimensional specs for an eventual multi million dollar rehab. Yes...the entire tower is "Hot"...meaning it is laden with asbestos. Likewise...around 80% of the piping in the central plant is also hot, i.e., wrapped in insulation made with asbestos. The air exchangers, known as Jen 1 & Jen 2, are also hot...as is pretty much EVERYTHING from the lowrise up.
That would be gen. 1 as in generation 1
Great video! Major asbestos issues in these rooms though. Talking to the waiters upstairs at Binion's Steakhouse, they seem to think the hotel will never reopen due to this issue.
Thanks for sharing. It's possible. The Riviera was stripped to the concrete skeleton before being imploded (due to asbestos) That might be the only way. I found out from other viewers that this was the mint hotel before Binions.
I saw ghost hunters filmed a new episode at binions airing this Saturday. Apparently it’s very haunted!
Those shows are fake though.
The “haunted” part of Binions is the old hotel Apache that’s dates back to the early 1930s. Not the tower in this video. The tower in this video is the old Mint hotel that was built in 1964-65
Nice
i was working at the 4 queens doing the renovations to the hotel rooms when you did this video
always wanted to just wander off and explore lol
Hi MM, did they only renovate the one tower? Shame, the North Tower is fairly grim and I'm staying there in December. But hey, no RF!!
I'd love to go in there before they implode it!
Crazy, It's been closed for so long. Like you said, I wonder what will be next. The rooms looks dated they would have to remodel the whole building I would think to compete with the other Hotels.
viperNohio I talked to one of the managers at binions and he said the cost to bring this hotel up to code is prohibitive. He basically admitted they would need to implode and rebuild.
Binion is so famous that you can't play Bonanza Bingo without seeing his name on the sheet!
The first suite they go into looks like one of the hotel rooms Hunter stays in in the movie Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.
Funny that it resembles their Flamingo room and not their Mint room. It's also much nicer than what the movie shows as a Mint suite.
@@skatef0rl1fe the Mint has been closed for 10 years by the time the movie was made, so they shot it in the Binions Horseshoe
I was in this casino last night and sat at the bar. I dont believe in ghosts but what a scary ambience this place has.
I visited Las Vegas again a little over a year ago and spent some time in Binions.
I walked around some upstairs from the casino but didn't see inside any of the hotel rooms. But it did look as if it was in the process of being remodeled. And I also heard and read something about the hotel being renovated and they plan to reopen it some day.
Yes it was renovated in 2018-2019 and a few of the rooms were re-opened. Erica and Colin stayed in the new rooms. Has a vintage feel, but also comes with a vintage working AC ;)
@@OfficialLILV wondering if you have any clue up to which rooms are open? I’ve wanted to see room 1850 of Hunter s thompson fame if I could even track it down, it has a big cult following though so I could imagine the number being changed to avoid aggressive tourism
"that lamp, pure gold."
Brass, maybe?
@@roberthenleynola That’s what I thought. Even with the millions they took in every day (no exaggeration), it still would have been too expensive to put real gold lamps in every room.
im still trying to figure out why it's closed. amazing location on fremont, beautiful views, cool rooftop pool... why arent they doing anything with this lol
And drone footage downtown that was cool
Mike Pulk Thanks, you loving your Mavic?
Living in Las Vegas Won't have it till next Tuesday didn't pay for express shipping lol.
I and my GF stayed there in 2007,B-4 it closed. Back then,the water that came out of the faucet for the tub water was BROWN.
I saw that in your video.
Cheap room,good gambling.They had slots that paid in coins,back then: Dollar "tokens:. Cool video.
Good question as what is going on with all of those rooms.
Condos,maybe. Yeah,I would live there.
Stayed at Binion's many times. Loved the rooftop pool.
That was cool.It looks like a lot of stuff still just sittin around for being closed for ,what 8yrs now?
Blimpus Rock Videos I know right, those televisions could be used on the casino floor. Lol. JP Can you imagine the picture quality?
That was the Legendary Mint Hotel before that right?
And they had one of the best steakhouses in Vegas (and the US) up top at one time. Their fried Lobster was incredible.
That's still open as is the pool.
How did you guys get access inside the building/permission?
Back in the late 70's to mid 80's and between the ages of 6 through 14 my family would vacation in Vegas 3 times per year, staying 7 nights per trip. My Dad loved to gamble at Binions, but my Mom liked The Mint, so that is where we always stayed. They always got a room facing Fremont Street and pretty high up so I could look down at all the lights from the different hotels and also be able to see The Strip. I remember swimming in that roof top pool with the giant M spinning above, going down to the second floor to play pinball/video games and always playing KISS on the arcade jukebox. I also used to constantly nag my parents to take me on the outside elevator. Great memories of Old School Vega$.
Thanks for sharing!
Last time I was there was 2009 when I walked in that hotel, closed wow
I was in Vegas 2007 and 2008 for the WSOP at Rio's. But we stayed at Binion's. It was soooo cheap and awesome 🥰
If they reopen it i will come back asap ^^
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They don't bother me at all. I know my husband isn't about to call them. If he wants to look at the cards it doesn't bother me. The Vegas Girls walking around are about the same as the girls on the cards.
@@OfficialLILV what?😅
Holy shit have those blue towels been there since 2009 just rotting away lol.
Vintage TVs!
You can find one of the best hangover cure breakfast spots in the basement.
I have been watching Binion's for many years hoping they would reopen. I always wanted to hang out at the rooftop pool on a hot desert evening. It may not be the biggest pool in Vegas but it has location in its favor. Nice that they are leasing out the pool, but I want the full experience of a classic casino with all the lights and Fremont Street right out the door.
Stay at the four queens, they let you use the pool
Thank's for the tour.
How did you get access to go into the tower?
What do you film with
Living in Las Vegas my whole life
Any sign of Ted Binions ghost? They say it’s been seen in the hotel tower?
2:07 Damn, I want that woodgrain TV.
Why? To play an old-school gaming system on?
I’m here right now and it seems to be open.
Ya learn somethin new everyday!
Wow. Matt Damon sneaking in Binion's Hotel, videoing and post it on You Tube. Cool!
If they start an office fire in the Binion, it would likely drop flat like the WTC 7 building. Get Larry Silverstein on that.
I used to actually eat there! Oh Stinktown, I *_WILL NOT_* miss you, *_EVER!!! :D_*
For the record, that tower was originally Del Webb's Mint Hotel and Casino that was later bought by Jack Binion.
Why was it closed off?
Was in that pool in 2023, it is open during warmer months
They have a pool up top that still looks full with the deck chairs still set up. it's like ghosts stay there
due to costly removal of asbestos in the hotel preventing its renovation,[19] there are no current plans to renovate and re-open the hotel. Indeed, currently the check-in counter only houses discount T-shirt sales.
Despite the hotel closure, the casino remains open.
Now I understand what is that shop near the back entrance: the former checkin of the hotel...Been at Binion's two weeks ago ( June 2023)
What is the song at the end of this video?
My grandma used to work there. But she got laid off and was banned from the hotel.
Flexzzamplezz what did she get banned For? Now ya got me curious! Thanks for the comment.
Living in Las Vegas They said that she just wasn't allowed in there! Almost 2,000 people got fired in that same year. (The date the hotel closed down). Ever since then Binions hasn't been letting any previous employees back in.
Flexzzamplezz Wow. That's cold. I just don't understand why they don't renovate it and open it back up. Rooms on Fremont are back in demand.
Living in Las Vegas Well then again that's when the recession was still going.
Flexzzamplezz very true
Those old TV will be worth a lot of money soon.. They are the only ones that are not spying on you with their internal cameras and microphones
LOL - way to spread paranoia. It is not possible for a TV to spy on you, but your cellphone..... that is another story.
I’m so confused. Is Binions part of Fort Apache hotel? And did they ever reopen the tower after it closed or is it demolished?
A portion of the tower is still closed. Fort Apache is the newly remodeled rooms
What a shame. Binion's was once great! I played & stayed for every WSOP from 1989 to 2003.