Fiesta Casino North Las Vegas Silver Strike Year 2000 Gardundo's of Mexico

Description

Fiesta Casino Hotel, North Las Vegas, Nevada
Silver Strike Token
Garduno's of Mexico
Margarita Factory
Year Released: 2000
Approximately .5 Oz of Silver (according to William Cohenour's Comprehensive Nevada Silver Strike Reference Catalog)
G Mint Mark (Global Minting - closed, now Sunshine Minting)
Smooth Edge
SSC#: FLnvnv-008
Case/Capsule measures approximately 1 ⅞  inches in diameter
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Front/Face -
Center: Fiesta Casino Hotel, The Official Royal Flush Capital of the World, Year 2000, G mint mark, .999 Fine Silver
Rim: Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, N. Las Vegas, Nevada
Back/Reverse -
Garduno's of Mexico, Margarita Factory
Limited Edition Ten Dollar Gaming Token, Fiesta
Please look closely at the photos as they are part of the description.  There are photos with the cases off and on to show the true beauty, detail, and condition of these token.  The case may have some scratches typical to circulating through a silver strike machine, storage and handling.  The last two photos show the token with the case on. The token may have some toning due to age.
The Fiesta Casino Hotel released silver strikes in 1997, 1999, and 2000.
Gardunos:
The Mexican restaurant was originally a chain from the Maloof's home state of New Mexico and was wildly popular at the Fiesta with waiting periods of up to four hours. With a remodel in 1999, it was renamed Garduno's Restaurant, Cantina and Margarita Factory, they added the world's largest tequila bar.
What is a Silver Strike?
A Silver Strike is a Limited Edition Gaming Token which is won from a special slot machine and is in a protective plastic holder.  People from all over the world collect, buy, sell and trade these unique gaming tokens.  The first Silver Strikes were won from special slot machines in the Reno/Tahoe area of Nevada in 1992. The tokens have been issued with redeemable values of , , , , , , , 0 and 0. The most common denomination is . Older Silver Strikes have a higher silver content.  As the price of silver increased, the amount of silver decreased.  Today, most strikes are Clad, brass with heavy silver plating.
About the Fiesta:
The Fiesta (now Fiesta Rancho) opened in December 1994 and was built, owned and operated by the Maloof Family.  The property was the first hotel-casino to open in North Las Vegas.  The Fiesta has been very popular among the local market. In 2000, after 6 years of successful operation, the Maloof family sold the property to Station Casinos, another local casino operator.  The Maloof's reinvested their money into the creation of the Palms Casino Resort. In 2003 an ice arena was added.  The Fiesta Rancho remains open today at 2400 North Rancho Drive.
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