{"id":35605,"date":"2023-01-24T22:39:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T06:39:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/?p=35605"},"modified":"2024-10-25T08:55:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-25T15:55:48","slug":"kitschy-statue-of-buck-winnie-and-chip-retired-at-harrahs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/vitalvegas\/kitschy-statue-of-buck-winnie-and-chip-retired-at-harrahs\/","title":{"rendered":"Kitschy Statue of Buck, Winnie and Chip Retired at Harrah’s"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A cheesy, yet beloved, longtime fixture at Harrah’s Las Vegas has been retired.<\/p>\n

The statue, featuring lucky gamblers named Buck and Winnie Greenback—along with their dog, Chip—has been the subject of hundreds of thousands of photos during its 25 years at Harrah’s.<\/p>\n

If you don’t recognize these folks, you may not be Vegas enough.<\/p>\n

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Back in the day, paper currency was sometimes called “greenbacks.” Cash was also called “spondoolicks,” but that’s just weird.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Buck and Winnie statue was made for Harrah’s in 1998.<\/p>\n

The statue was the work of interior designer Henry Conversano and artist Mario Chiodo<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lore is Harrah’s (what is now Caesars Entertainment) founder Bill Harrah conceived the statue, based upon gamblers he’d encountered.<\/p>\n

We first got wind that Buck and Winnie’s days were numbered back in Jan. 2022.<\/p>\n

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Word is Harrah’s is getting rid of cheesy but beloved Buck and Winnie statue. pic.twitter.com\/XgDakMu4Sn<\/a><\/p>\n

— Vital Vegas (@VitalVegas) January 30, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n