Item: i119721

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United States - Sam's Town Las Vegas Nevada
1993 Proof Silver $10 Value Gaming Token 44mm (Center is 0.999 fine silver)
LIMITED EDITION TEN DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN .999 FINE SILVER around portrait of Sam Boyd, years 1910 1993 flanking his head, Sam Boyd's SAM'S TOWN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA CT.
LIMITED EDITION TEN DOLLAR GAMING TOKEN SAM'S TOWN two men seated at front of a four-horse-drawn carriage.

This is a bimetallic gaming token, with center being 0.999 fine silver and outer rim being of bronze. It is likely it is 1993 issue, however it could have been issued for several years later.

You are bidding on the exact item pictured, provided with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity.

Samuel A. Boyd (April 23, 1910 �" January 15, 1993) was an American entrepreneur, casino manager and developer. He was noted for introducing successful marketing, gambling and entertainment innovations into the casino gambling industry, as well as building one of the largest and most successful casino empires in the world.

Born in Enid, Oklahoma, Boyd began his career in the gambling industry in 1928, when he ran bingo games on a gambling ship offshore Long Beach, California. Just prior to the US entering World War II in 1941, Boyd moved to Las Vegas, Nevada. Boyd was able to quickly make his way up through the gambling industry by initially working as a croupier. He later went on to hold a variety of jobs in the industry, moving between Reno and Lake Tahoe before moving back to Las Vegas.

Having saved up a substantial amount of cash, in 1952 Boyd invested $10,000 to become an owner-partner at the Sahara. Later, he became general manager and partner at The Mint in downtown Las Vegas, where he began introducing marketing campaigns and the innovations which made him famous. Boyd later began developing and purchasing casinos throughout the Las Vegas area, continuing to introduce innovative marketing. He was credited with helping build a large Hawaiian community in Las Vegas, through his marketing techniques catered toward visitors from the Hawaiian Islands.

With the construction and completion of Boyd's California Hotel and Casino in 1975, he and his son co-founded Boyd Gaming, which would become one of the largest gambling and casino management corporations in the world. Several hotel-casinos branded Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, along with UNLV's Sam Boyd Stadium, are named in his honor.

Boyd married Mary Neumann in 1931. They had their only child, William S. Boyd, within a year. Sam Boyd died on January 15, 1993, at the age of 82 at a local hospital in Las Vegas after lengthy illnesses. He was interred at the Palm Memorial Park in Las Vegas.

Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, commonly shortened to Sam's Town, is a casino brand owned by Boyd Gaming, named after its founder, Sam Boyd (1910�"1993). Five properties have carried the Sam's Town name; three remain owned and operated by Boyd Gaming.

The first Sam's Town opened in the Las Vegas Valley in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, on April 1, 1979. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Las Vegas, it has undergone several expansions, including an 18-screen theatre added in 2000. As of November 2020, the facility includes 645 hotel rooms.

The second Sam's Town opened in 1984 in Laughlin, Nevada. Originally branded as Sam's Town Gold River, it was later shortened to Gold River and was operated by Boyd Gaming until March 1991. Since then, the facility has changed names and owners; as of November 2020, it operates as Laughlin River Lodge.

The third Sam's Town opened in 1994 in Tunica Resorts, Mississippi. It was expanded after Boyd Gaming bought an adjacent property in 2002. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Tunica, as of November 2020 it has over 700 hotel rooms.

The fourth Sam's Town was a riverboat casino that operated in Kansas City, Missouri, from September 1995 until July 1998. It was branded as Sam's Town Gambling Hall, Kansas City.

The fifth Sam's Town opened in May 2004 after Boyd Gaming acquired an existing property in Shreveport, Louisiana, from Harrah's Entertainment. Branded as Sam's Town Hotel and Gambling Hall, Shreveport, as of November 2020 it has over 500 hotel rooms.

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