Palace Station celebrates 40th birthday with fireworks show — PHOTOS
Palace Station kicked off Fourth of July weekend and celebrated its 40th birthday with a fireworks show Friday night.
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Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Fireworks light up the sky as Palace Station celebrates its 40th birthday and kicks off the 4th of July weekend Friday, July 1, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Fireworks light up the sky as Palace Station celebrates its 40th birthday and kicks off the 4th of July weekend Friday, July 1, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Fireworks light up the sky as Palace Station celebrates its 40th birthday and kicks off the 4th of July weekend Friday, July 1, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Fireworks light up the sky as Palace Station celebrates its 40th birthday and kicks off the 4th of July weekend Friday, July 1, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Fireworks light up the sky as Palace Station celebrates its 40th birthday and kicks off the 4th of July weekend Friday, July 1, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
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Fireworks light up the sky as Palace Station celebrates its 40th birthday and kicks off the 4th of July weekend Friday, July 1, 2016. (Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_004_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_005_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_010_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_012_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_014_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_015_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_022_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_025_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
![](https://www.reviewjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/web1_palace-fireworks_070116jd_027_6617120.jpg)
Fireworks explode over Palace Station hotel-casino in Las Vegas during their 40th Anniversary Celebration on Friday, July 1, 2016. (Joshua Dahl/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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A view of the Palace Station 40th birthday celebration atop the casino on July 1, 2016. (Al Simoncelli via At the Scene)
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A view of the Palace Station 40th birthday celebration atop the casino on July 1, 2016. (Al Simoncelli via At the Scene)
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A view of the Palace Station 40th birthday celebration atop the casino on July 1, 2016. (Al Simoncelli via At the Scene)
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A view of the Palace Station 40th birthday celebration atop the casino on July 1, 2016. (Al Simoncelli via At the Scene)
Palace Station kicked off Fourth of July weekend and celebrated its 40th birthday with a fireworks show Friday night.
The casino opened as a 5,000-square-foot joint called The Casino on July 1, 1976.