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mmmm....interesting..........take care down there!!!!!!!!

ID, I do not know (remember) why but I guess I never posted about the date that HDR opened mainly because (I guess) I assumed everyone had seen the large dedication plaque on the wall beside the lobby bar. It lists the names of the 3 owners and the opening date. Sorry can not remember exactly what all is on it otherwise--since I do not go in there, I have not seen it in a while.

As for Squidface's suggestion that it may have changed "a bit since its inception", yes it has changed and evolved (progressed??) I was in there the first time in Feb of 1995. There seemed to be a lot more emphasis on the casino back then, but there were a lot of working chicas and gringos (though not in the numbers there are today) I think the first person I met there on that trip was a real sweet, and fairly new, red headed bartender That I felll in love with . Guess which bartender that is????

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The changes to the HDR/BM have been rather extensive since it opened. The BM occupied less then half of its current space. The lobby had a sports book and a rather busy fishing trip desk. There was a restaurant and full kitchen on the north side past the lobby and probably many more I overlooked. The exact timing of the changes I can not be certain as I never spent much time there instead preferring Happy Days and the KL. KL was not owned by the HDR at that time.

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