Was Tangiers a real Casino?
The Tangiers was based on a real Las Vegas casino.
Sam Rothstein's casino, the Tangiers, was based on the Stardust, one of the real casinos run by Frank Rosenthal.
Why did the Tangiers Casino close?
While the Stardust remained popular, it was never as profitable as the new casinos of the megaresort era. Boyd closed the property in 2006. Its ill-timed replacement resort, the Echelon hotel-casino, fell victim to the Great Recession and construction was halted.