It ceased operating as a casino in 1995, the same year the Fremont Street Experience was completed.

[2] The owners closed the venerable casino in 1995 and it remained vacant until 1998 when Schiff Enterprises bought the Pioneer Club and opened a souvenir store inside.

Although the Pioneer Club no longer operates as a casino, Vegas Vic (The 40 ft[3] neon cowboy) lives on.

They then commissioned Pat Denner who modeled it after the image used by the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce[5] in 1947 consisting of a cowboy in blue jeans with a yellow-checked shirt and red bandanna.

[2] Vegas Vic and the exterior of the Pioneer Club are prominently featured in shots from the 1971 James Bond film Diamonds Are Forever.