Orginal VINTAGE 1958 ~FORTUNE CLUB~ CASINO LAS VEGAS KEYCHAIN FOB MINT CONDITION

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Orginal VINTAGE 1958 ~FORTUNE CLUB~ CASINO LAS VEGAS NEVADA KEYCHAIN FOB MINT CONDITION / MADE OF EARLY RED PLASTIC ON ORIGINAL CHAIN / MEASURES 1 INCH BY 1.25 INCHES BY 3/16ths of an INCH THICK / FRONT READS: ... FORTUNE CLUB LAS VEGAS ... (Incised Hot Stamped) / BACK READS: ...~JP~ [Means JACK POT]
(Incised Hot Stamped) / ...I've Included a photograph of the club for you to copy ... / SHIPS USPS PRIORITY CLASS MAIL / INTERNATIONAL SHIPS FLAT RATE.
History Of The FORTUNE CLUB LAS VEGAS______
Cecil Lynch's Fortune Club at 22 Fremont St. was a slots only club.
It opened Feb 18, 1958 and closed Nov 16, 1966.
There was another "Fortune Club" located at  109 Fremont St. from 1953 to 1958 that had slots, blackjack and bingo.
That club was operated as a partnership with Cecil Lynch, Harry Gordon, and Robert Van Santen.
In December of 1957 Cecil Lynch and Harry Gordon began plans for a new club using the “Fortune” name that would be scheduled to open on New Years Eve of 1957. Van Santen protested the use of the name because he didn't want “Fortune” to be used by any other establishment in the downtown area.  In the meantime Van Santen had changed his club's name to the Nevada Club. Lynch and Gordon's club became Cecil Lynch's Fortune Club.
This location was formerly the
Golden Slot Club and used the
same big slot machine front on the building. Cecil Lynch was also the operator of the Golden Slot Club having gained approval for a license for it on Nov. 22, 1957.
Like many other of the colorful neon signs in downtown Las Vegas, this amazing sign was the property of Young Electric Sign Company.
Due to the cost of the signs, it was more economical for the casino to "rent" their signs from the sign company. This also enabled the sign company to recycle the signs for use by the next business to take over the location. This can easily be seen in the change from the Golden Slot Club to Cecil Lynch's Fortune Club. It is essentially the same front with just a few changes.
However, this particular signage ended up in litigation at the Nevada Supreme Court. In October 1961, casino operator Cecil Lynch refused to pay
the rent for his Fortune Club sign because he said the sign company wouldn't repair the
handle on the slot machine sign.
The company contended the handle is not part of the sign.
At the time, Lynch owed ,525 in rent for the sign. The court agreed with Lynch and said he did not owe the money because the sign company failed to repair their sign!