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I moved here to Las Vegas in February 1980. But my first time going to the Las Vegas Cue Club was in 1977. At that time it had already been open for 13 years! I remember the year, because I stayed at the Silver Bird that trip coming here from Los Angeles. That site is now the Fontainebleau.

I was in the casino at the Silver Bird playing blackjack. A new dealer comes into the box & who is it, but none other than Ed Kelly! 😳 I knew Ed well enough to say hello to. We had first met in Los Angeles when I worked at Pete’s Family Billiards. 🎱 After a bit of talking about this & that, I asked him if there were any Pool Rooms in town. He steered me to the Cue Club, which was not far from the Silver Bird. I never brought my cue with me back in the 70’s when I came to Las Vegas. But I wanted to check it out. So I jumped in the rental car & headed over there. I don’t remember anything interesting going on while I was there. Hung around for less than an hour & had a drink.

Little did I know the place would still be there 47 years later. 😳 And that my now very good friend, Katy would own it. 😊 She is shown in the photo below holding a plaque celebrating the Cue Club’s 60th anniversary.

Another note about the Silver Bird. When staying stay I would sweat their big game in the Poker Room. It was Doyle Brunson & other pro players playing No Limit Hold’em. More than a million dollars on the table at any given time. A lot of money for the late 70’s. The game was centered around the Silver Bird owner, Major Riddle. Riddle also was part owner of the Dunes at one time.

The one photo here shows Riddle & Elvis.