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On This Day In Sports History

On August 13, 1980 the Brighton Hotel & Casino opened its doors. It was the fourth property to launch after New Jersey legalized gambling in 1977 and made history as the first casino in Atlantic City built entirely from the ground up rather than retrofitted from an existing hotel. The property was acquired shortly after and rebranded as the Sands Atlantic City.

On This Day In Sports History

On August 12, 1984, a total of 17 people were ejected as the Padres beat the Braves 5-3 in an all-out brawlfest at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. After Pascual Perez hit Alan Wiggins on the game's first pitch, retaliatory hbp's led to multiple bench-clearing fights in the 8th and 9th innings.