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The Hacienda was close to McCarran Airport and began Hacienda Airlines with a DC-3, then adding a DC-4 (outfitted with a piano bar) to fly in gamblers from all over the country. The popularity of the flight was due, in large part, to entertainer and pianist, Dick Winslow who also emceed a fashion show on the flight.

"Doc" Bayley (owner) died on December 26, 1964. His wife Judy became the first and only woman in the world to oversee a Strip gaming operation. Judy died on December 31, 1971. Four days before she died she changed her Will disinheriting her family and a couple key employees, giving her entire estate to her attorney and Raishbrook. The Will was challenged but subsequently was ruled to stay as written.

By this time there were many liens filed against the hotel and it was in such a bad financial shape that it was sold to Allen Glick's Argent Corporation in 1972.

In 1973, it was reported that Atlas Hotel entered into an agreement to operate and manage the resort until 1978.

In 1977, the Gaming Control Board cited massive skimming in Argent's operations which forced a sale.

Paul & Sue Lowden bought the Hacienda and in 1979...

In 1991, the Hacienda expanded to 1,140 rooms. Also added was the 21,000 foot Matador Arena giving the public televised monthly boxing. Also featured was a new magician, Lance Burton in A Magical Journey.

In 1995, Circus Circus Enterprises purchased the Hacienda for $80 million, closed it on December 1, 1996, and imploded it on New Years Eve 1996.