Casino patrons were forced to leave without notice - 2004-02-05
I was one of the people who was staying at the Castaways hotel when it shut down on Thursday. I flew out of Burbank Airport on Wednesday night and arrived at the hotel at 10 p.m. I was expected to bowl in the Columbia 300 bowling tournament.
Around 4:30 p.m., I got a call from my friend who is a Las Vegas resident asking if I was OK and saying that the hotel was on the news. When I was finished, I saw a flashing message light on my phone. When I picked it up, I received a message indicating that the casino was closed and that I was to leave the premises by 5 p.m.
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