Stardust Hotel (Venus)
Fob with matching key #2478 (fob material not stated)
Price variesSeen: $59.95 · Nov 4, 2026 · via a Store of Sound seller. Check the live listing.
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Casino-era keysVintage Las Vegas Hotel Keys
Las Vegas is the easiest place in the world to find an old hotel key, and the hardest place to find a good one. Casino keys were made in huge numbers, so most sell for pocket change. The ones that cross the $50 line are the exception: matching key and fob, a hotel that no longer exists, a clean fob with a legible number.
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Keys we’ve seen
Real examples, checked Nov 4, 2026.
The Sands, Desert Inn, Flamingo, Riviera, Dunes and Caesars Palace have no verified $50+ metal-key listing in our Nov 4, 2026 survey. The searches below go straight to eBay; we have not vetted what turns up.
Stardust Casino (Chateau)
Matching key and fob (fob material not stated)
Price variesSeen: $95 · Nov 4, 2026 · via a Store of Sound seller. Check the live listing.
El Rancho Motels
Brass key pair, rooms 111 and 222
Price variesSeen: $55.55 · Nov 4, 2026 · via a Store of Sound seller. Check the live listing.
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Heritage
Many of the Strip's classics are gone.
The Sands (opened Dec 15, 1952, imploded Nov 26, 1996), the Desert Inn (opened Apr 24, 1950, closed Aug 28, 2000) and the Dunes (opened May 23, 1955, North Tower imploded Oct 27, 1993) are all gone, as is the Stardust (opened Jul 2, 1958, imploded Mar 13, 2007) and the Riviera (opened Apr 20, 1955, closed May 4, 2015). That is why their keys have a following. See the full list of lost hotels.
Sources, read Nov 4, 2026: [W2] [W3] [W4] [W1] [W5]. See all hotel stories.
What to look for
Before you buy a Vintage Vegas key.
- The Stardust, Sands and Dunes are gone from the Strip, which is exactly why collectors want their keys. (General knowledge, not taken from a listing.)
- On Nov 4, 2026 the first page of a large key seller's Las Vegas section showed most keys at about $2 to $18, with only a few at $50 and up (Store of Sound). Treat anything far above that as a premium piece and ask why.
- Both Stardust listings we saw do not say what the fob is made of. Ask whether it is brass, plastic or Lucite before you buy.
- Look for a matching room number on key and fob, a clear hotel name, and honest photos of both sides.
Not sure it’s genuine? Read how to spot a real one. Thinking of a gift? See the key from the hotel where you were married.
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